About two years ago I heard a pastor give a sermon on the verse “To be still and know that You are God,” and it was something that will stick in my head forever. I have heard a lot of messages on this verse and a lot of different ways to look at it and apply it, but this was the first time that the image of what this passage means really resonated with me.
It was the image of a child drowning in a pool. When the child panics and begins to flail his arms and fight against drowning, no one can rescue him. He is not allowing anyone to get close enough to pull him to safety. However, when the child is still someone can swim up to him and pull him out of the water.
I have a really incredible life, i have an amazing family and beautiful friends. I am extremely lucky and I wouldn’t trade the things in my life for anything in the world. However as I remain stuck in this transition period, waiting for something to change I feel like I am drowning. And as I drown, I am fighting with everything that is in me to keep from drowning. As i flail about my arms and fight hard, I am not allowing God to work and to come in and pull me out of this. I need to figure out what it means to be still and to let myself drown as I begin to understand what it means to trust that God will pull me out when I surrender trying to save myself.
