In the Stillness...

This has been the most relaxing weekend I've had in months. I have done nothing, literally. (Thanks to the help of a sinus infection..UGH) That aside, I have not had anything pressing to do. I'm not very good at doing nothing. In fact, if you ask Jacob he will tell you that most of the time he has to force me to sit still long enough to watch a TV show. I get used to constant motion and when the motion stops, I don't know what to do with myself! I was thinking about that this afternoon after church. Our pastor did a sermon today on Psalm 46:10- "Be Still and Know that I am God." He was asking us to reflect on the last time we spent being still and listening to God, the last time we truly stopped to experience God. I thought about my aversion to being still. When is the last time I sat still and listened to God? Sure, I pray constantly and then continue on knowing that the Lord has heard me. But when was the last time i really sat down, sat still and listened to Him? So many things distract me, get in my way.. so many things on my daily mental to-do list. Will it really hurt me to leave those dishes in the sink? To let the dog toys be scattered across the house for a little longer? To get up a few minutes earlier before work? I realized this morning that I have a lot of work to do in clearing out my "oh so important to-do list' and making time to listen to my Creator. In the end, it won't matter how clean my house is or whether the shirts are all washed and ironed on the same day. What matters is Him, the time I spend just me and Him, and what He has planned for me. tAnd he only way to know His plan is.... to listen.