Abundance In The Bush - Country Devotions PART 2نموونە

Pull Up a Log

Run through the bush and you won’t see or hear much. Pull up a log and sit a while and you will find the bush comes to life: finches flitting from branch to branch, goannas sauntering like lords over their territory, butterflies and moths darting around, leaves drifting down to join the ground cover, wind bending branches and dancing with the leaves, energetic tadpoles in a still pond, trickling, cool water heading to the creek (after rain!), clouds dotting the sky like sheep going to water. Be still long enough and your breathing will slow and deepen (except when a pesky march fly lands!) and the seams in your face will soften.

We can’t all nick off to the bush every day, but we can find our own metaphoric ‘log’ – a place to be still. Still. Still enough to cease mentally checking the magic ‘to do’ list - magic because no matter what we wipe off it, more things appear. Still enough to focus on and consult with God. Going twenty to the dozen and done like a dinner, we’re more likely to pray: “listen Lord, your servant is speaking”, than “speak Lord, your servant is listening.”

When we are still, we give the Creator a chance to write on our hearts as only He can. When that happens, we come to life. Even a tiny revelation from God has the power to change our direction and day. Don’t you think that’s worth stopping for? Tell your crazy world that you plan on slowing down to a stop once in a while. Find your metaphoric ‘log’ and go there soon and often!

Father, I need a little less Martha and a little more Mary in my life. I want to learn the habit of being still so I can hear Your voice. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

For part one of this devotional, click here.