Shhhhh!—Not while I’m still-ing

Recently, I did a goggle search on the word “still” and got various and very odd results. Those results were: “stihl,” “how to build a still,” “still chain saw,” “homemade still,” “still’s disease,” “still standing,” “still hillsong” and “moonshine.” These results led to links about still’s disease, a form of arthritis that attacks children and adults and is indicated by high spiking fevers and a temporary salmon colored rash. It talks about “still standing” which is a funny show…that Bill just kills me! It talks about “still” a song by a Christian group that I had never heard of before, but another goggle search proved that it is a pretty good song. Others of these results I still have no clue what they were talking about. Generally, these results simply say to me that I should never have even thought about googling the word still. Most of them do not seem to reflect what the theme “Still” means to me at all.
The exception would have to be the song “Still” by Hillsong. I get it. It speaks to
me! The lyrics are as follows:
Hide me now
Under your wings
Cover mewithin your mighty hand
When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood
I will be still and know you are God
Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know his powerI
n quietness and trust
This song simply and beautifully reveals the concept of having peace despite all of the pressures of a hectic, frantic world. Being calm. Being still. This kind of peace cannot be found in things of the world. You cannot find this peace in a bottle. No. You cannot find this peace in pills. Uh-un. You cannot find this peace in drugs. Claro que no! This kind of peace is not purchased. It is not tangible. You cannot hold it in your hands. You cannot touch. But, you can feel it. You can feel it in your soul and gently become at ease.
This kind of peace is only imparted by God to those whom he has chosen. It is given to those who trust in Him and submit their all to Him. Without God we are powerless anyway. Who am I? No one. Who is He? Everything. What I am without Him? Nothing. What is He? Everlasting life! What can we do but turn to him, pray to Him and let him have His way? Now that is pure…pleasant…peace. It is the ultimate S-T-I-L-L!
Still is about being still; knowing the concept of still; living still; breathing still. And yes, I did just use the word still just about a million times to define the word still. The importance lies in trusting God through anything. It’s about knowing that God has got your back 100 percent. It’s about letting go of self—self-will, self-desires, self-dreams—and saying once and for all, “Okay, Lord, your will be done.”
Shhhhhhh! Be silent. Be still.