The Aggressive Pursuit of Stillness

Stillness of heart and mind is at times an aggressive pursuit of faith. Anything that carries a value always comes at a cost. 

Sometimes our Shepherd

 leads us to these places 

of quiet rest,

 but more often 

we learn to grow

 in faith, 

by seeking them.

In these places, when we are seeking to find HIM, we discover all the things that occupy our hearts and minds. 

They are affections, thoughts, imaginations and even while we might be physically still, we lack a “single eye” that allows us to see clearly in our darkness.

To BE STILL and Know...is to find that place, where we clear out the "patterns" of our mind, to receive the peace that passes understanding.  

It is on that place, 

HIS paths,

 Christ

 being our constant guide; 

we abound in abiding.

"The light of the (uncompromisingly) righteous (is within him - it grows brighter and) rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked (furnishes only a derived, temporary light and) shall be put out shortly." Proverbs 13:9 (Ampl.)

The enemy of our soul, fights to keep us away from that place of simple devotion to Christ.  This aggressive pursuit, is what Peter was saying, in 2 Peter 1:4-8  

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. For this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Father grant us strength to seek, and stillness to see, the power of the simple, you have called us too.