Job 37: Stand Still a Minute

I mean, right in the middle of a bunch of assumptions about Job, incorrect understanding of the character of God…this verse appears...“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.” Job 37:14 NKJV

I love reminders like this. In the middle of hard times, craziness, pressure, affliction, and everything else that feels out of control or even helpless, how often do I actually stop? Im not talking a slow down—Im talking a full stop. This is a clear command to stand still. A real opportunity to really focus on Gods majesty and previous track record not only in my own life AND in His Word too. It's all deeply comforting and a great perspective shift especially at a time when I seem to need it.

I can get so busy trying to fix, manage, push through, or figure things out that I forget to intentionally STOP to remember the goodness of God. There's Incredible power when one looks back and names where the Lord's hand has already been at work.  

He's been faithful before, He didn’t forget about me then, and He won’t leave me now.

As a doer there is something so precious about being able to just release and know God‘s got me.

I was literally on the phone with a friend last night who’s going through a really tough and ugly

divorce and every time a worry, or a thought of how things could go, negatively, popped in our minds or even came out of our mouths it was almost like we were correcting each other before the thought could even fully form. As we caught the thought we would immediatly replace the negative thought with the truth, "God will take care of it. He always does and will." The good news is the Lord always makes all things, good, right!? As I type this it serves as a reminder for me too. I can't get the thought through my head enough, as hard as this may seem, it will be good.