Why does God say, “Be still, and know that I am God…” He knew that in a world filled with busyness you would experience tension which is one of the worst of all depressants of the spirit. When you are tempted to fill your schedule with one more activity you will find yourself in a spirit of exhaustion. To relieve your tension you must experience a depth of quietness. “Be still” – God is telling you to reduce your activity, stop your headlong rush, slow down. Do not walk or talk so fast; in fact, do not walk or talk at all! You need times where you sit still, be silent and let composure creep over you. When you experience tension and anxiety you are incapable of creative and basic thoughts than can reorganize your activity.
Having an attitude of stillness, you will find the greatest of all thoughts will then come stealing into your mind. You are then ready to know that “I AM GOD” – that is, you realize that you cannot do everything, that the world does not rest on your shoulders. The simple truth that you are to do your best and leave the rest to God comes back to your consciousness. Your self-treatment should consist of reading God’s Word and allowing it to soak in and watch your spirit of joy replace your spirit of exhaustion.
