In a prior devotional, I discussed sleep and how important 8 hours of sleep a night are to me. This week, I feel compelled to review being still. What’s the difference between being asleep and being still? According to the Mayo Clinic, “sleep allows time for your mind and body to recover from the day's work; our brain sorts the important information from the unimportant and files long-term memory and during sleep, our hormones are regulated” http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/sleep-the-foundation-for-healthy-habits/art-20270117. Stillness is different from sleep, when we are still, we intentionally set aside time while we are fully conscious to separate ourselves to focus on those things important to us.
Trust me, like you, I’m a very busy woman and being still is not something that came easy to me however this year I had no other choice but to learn how to be still. Do you know what I discovered during my stillness? The world did not stop revolving; the sun kept rising and my family somehow survived without me managing everything for everyone. When we are still, we hold the important close and keep the secondary at arms distance. Stillness helps us recognize who is truly with us; who provides for us; who protects us and who we cannot survive without (Ps. 62:5, Ps. 131: 2 & Isaiah 40:31). Today, I encourage you to take a 15 minute stillness break. It can occur during your lunchtime or during a couple of coffee breaks but be still and focus on where your help comes from. I already know where mine comes from so I can trust Him to receive my stillness. Blessings, Rev. Antoinette
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AuthorRev. Antoinette Gatewood-Sykes, Inspirational Speaker Archives
May 2019
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