Psalm 46:10(CEV)-“ Our God says, “Calm down, and learn that I am God! All
nations on earth will honor me.”
We see the emblem everywhere; whether online, on T-shirts or
coffee mugs – “Calm Down and ….” The ending line could be anything from ‘eat
your vegetables’ to ‘sing a song’. The
mantra is still the same…just calm down.
We can get caught up in the hoopla of the day and get swept up in the
hustle and bustle of business or the demands of school and get side
tracked. Our scripture today relays that
God is our calming source. It is God who
ultimately controls the grand big picture and allows us to have free choice to manipulate
the daily nuances of life. In these manipulations
we can sometimes loose the focus of the bird’s eye view and look at things myopically.
When we have a pigeon-holed view of life we
miss the subtle yet important issues that reside on the fringes. It is these fringes that add zest and
vitality to living and God wants us to have life and have it more
abundantly. In order to do this we must
surrender to God’s will and embrace his purpose for our lives. Calm down… don’t get on the rat race
treadmill of uncertain panic; feeling as if you must keep in constant motion to
keep up. There is nothing wrong with
being the ‘go-to’ person at your job or for your family, but stop trying to run everything; be in charge of everyone; know the
answers to every issue and fix every inconsistency. There are times when the spirit and soul need
to slow down; calm down and let God be God.
Every day is a good day;
it is up to us to make it a GREAT day! Have a great Holiday weekend; see you on
Monday! Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn
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