Be Still...

When my good intentions turn into my striving

And Your image is made weak for I am strong

I'm amazed that Your heart keeps on trying

To bring my mind to that of Christ's

Where I belong

As I seek Your face and fall upon Your grace

You say...

Be still my child, and know that I am Holy

Be still my child, and know your heart is in my hands

Be still my child, and gaze into my eyes

Can you tarry awhile for all the tears I have cried

Can you stay awhile and let go of your pride

And will you trust me with your life

Because I died

Be still

Be still

Well I've poured my life out upon the alter

And I've said "Not my will but Thine be done"

It's when I try to understand I often falter

And when I take control the battles never won

Defeated I cry

Even still You rush to my side

And say...

Be still my child, and know that I am Holy

Be still my child, and know your heart is in my hands

Be still my child, and gaze into my eyes

Can you tarry awhile for all the tears I have cried

Can you stay awhile and let go of your pride

And will you trust me with your life

Because I died

Be still

Be still

And if only you trust in me my child

I will give you PEACE

While I was in Brasil in 2003 I was struggling one day with really wanting to know what God wanted to do in and through me. A teammate brought me a cd and told me to listen to the last track, it was this song entitled Be Still. I remember sitting in a hammock on a beach and this was my view...a tropical paradise. I sat there and enjoyed God's beauty and realized how BIG He truly was... so I just sat there being still with God and knowing that He had great plans for me.

I love this song because it speaks so sweetly to my heart and reminds me of that time. I listen to this song often and it reminds me to be still and just trust. I still have my questions about where God wants me as I don't know what the future holds... and yet He rushes to my side and tells me to just be still!

BE STILL: To be quiet, calm, to leave behind worries and cares of this world, to dwell in the presence of the Most High God while longing to remain there, and to be undisturbed in our souls....