Be Still and Know

My sister Stacey and I made it back from Tennessee this afternoon. I'm grateful for a safe trip.
This weekend and especially today, I have been praying the above verse over and over again. I've felt the need to pray to God to calm my spirit. I've been trying to listen to that still small voice. I really needed to be reminded again that there is Someone Who loves me unconditionally and Who will never let me down or let me go. I felt the need for God's touch in the midst of a roller coaster of emotions that have troubled my soul and caused great anxiety within me.
In times like these, I simply don't know what to pray. So, I turn to Scripture. Through Scripture God speaks and God gives voice to my fears and anxieties. God fills me up and brings healing. God reminds me again that God is God and I am not.
This evening I prayed:

"Be still and know that I am God."
"Be still and know that I am God."
"Be still and know that I am God."
"Be still and know that I am God. . . ."

Then, my phone rang. The caller ID said it was my sister Stacey. I answered the phone and instead of Stacey, it was my nephew Cameron. He said, "Uncle Kevin, I watched Gibby with no shirt on." I started to laugh. Cameron was referring to a character on the television show iCarly of which Cameron and I have watched many episodes. He told me about his trip to the bookstore to use the gift certificate I gave him for his birthday and about the book that he bought. He laughed and made me laugh.
When I hung up the phone, I felt a peace had come over me. Then I realized, God had answered my prayer in such a wonderful way. I got to hear the voice of my precious nephew who reminded me of so much that is good and wonderful in my life. I was reminded again that God can speak through the mouth of a seven-year-old boy as well as Scripture. I was reminded that God is ever present and listening when I call out.
It's been a long weekend and I'm not far from bed. Tonight I will rest knowing that God is God and I am not. In in the stillness of the night I will fall asleep in the loving arms of my Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
I hope you have had a great weekend. Thanks for being a part of my journey!