Stand still! That is a difficult thing for anyone to do. We all like to be busy.
After years of active ministry, I was laid aside for several weeks as I hovered between life and death. During that time I learned that I was not indispensable. While I "stood still," God's work went on.
I must confess that it was a difficult lesson to learn because of pride. It humbled me. It took something out of me, and yet it taught me something that I could learn only by "standing still"--the Lord could get along without me, and I had to depend on Him.
The Israelites had to learn this when they stood before the Red Sea. When the Egyptians came from behind and the deserts and mountains closed them in from the sides, Moses said, "Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord" (Ex.14:13). Oh, the precious lessons God teaches us when we learn that He can handle any problem and that He will work wonders far beyond our comprehension.
Are you being forced to "stand still"? Have you learned some of these lessons? Ah, then your life has been enriched, and I know that even now you can praise God for His wonderful dealings in your life.
Stand still! God wants to talk to you! — M.R. De Haan
Be still, my heart, for faithful is your Lord,
And pure and true and tried His holy Word;
Through stormy flood that rages as the sea,
His promises your steppingstones shall be. --Anon.
Don't let problems get you down--Let them remind you to look up.