Speed of Life

Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:11

Does anybody remember the old View Master toy?  It was so cool; you just slipped in a circular disc with pictures, looked through the viewing lens and pulled the handle to go from picture to picture.  That was some fancy entertainment back in the day! I remember looking through them and pulling the handle as fast as I could to see the pictures go at high speed…it was kind of like watching something in fast forward mode.  As I sit here typing, I feel a little like that is what my life has become…pulling the handle so fast everything looks like fast forward.  It can be pretty entertaining but I can’t say I always enjoy it. 

I don’t think God intended life to be that way however. He has been sending me that message loud and clear the past few days and it hits me right in morning prayer.  The harder it is to settle myself in prayer, the more I know I need to slow down and evaluate my “stuff”.  I took a few minutes today to do just that and I came across this meditation.  It was left by a lovely reader as a comment to one of the posts here at joyful words.  I think I’ll share it, because it just seems to fit.

Be still and know that I am God.

Be still and know that I am.

Be still and know.

Be still.           

Be.

This week in my prayer chair I will take it line by line and ask God to help me soak it all in and feel Him slow down the speed of the handle on my life’s View Master.  In fact, I’ll try to see my life through His lens.  I’m betting it will be in slower motion!

A Seed To Plant:  Take a week and pray this meditation on Psalm 46:11 with me…let’s see what He shows us about the speed of life.

Blessings on your day!