Do Nothing!

Please, for just a few moments each day, do nothing. I'm not talking about your Bible Study or "Quiet Time", but a time to sit at the feet of our precious Lord and just do....nothing. Author Dallas Willard is quoted as saying "...the hardest thing to get North American people to do is nothing..".

As I sit and look over my calendar for this month that has just barely begun, it makes me feel more than a little overwhelmed. If the rest of you are like me, the month of May is an endless line of end-of-the-year activities....classroom parties, graduations, dance recitals, band concerts, sports banquets, and the list goes on. There isn't any space left for penciling things in on my calendar and I feel tired just thinking about all there is to be done.

So as we head into this final stretch of the school year, I invite you to look with me at some great verses, quotes and songs that can encourage us to make sure we take the time EACH DAY to BE STILL and sit at the Lord's feet during the rush and busy-ness of this time of year. Just for a few moments each day...do nothing.

"Cease striving and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10

"Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace." "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" by Helen H. Lemmel

"I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds" Psalm 77:12

"Oh this world, it falls around me And flutters all it's beauty in my eyes, But let me choose the solitude, Simplicity has always simply changed my life, Cause even stillness makes me move Cause that's when my heart Learns to dance with you" "Still" by Nathan & Christie Nockles