Sitting Still

Have you ever tried to just sit still. Even for just 5 minutes. Oiy! If you are a person who can sit still I am impressed with that and would love to know the secret. I have recently been challenged by God to just sit still. To sit still and not even talk away at him, but to sit still and listen. Listen to Him, His voice speaking of my belovedness. Talk about hard. I often find my mind wandering with thoughts like "What willl my husband think when he walks into the room and sees me just sitting here, will he think I am lazy? What would others think? I really could be doing this that or the other thing to be productive."

The reality is that I am putting way to much into what people are thinking about me. I know I am not the only person out there who does this, but some days I sure do feel like it. So the challenge to sit still and just listen even for 5 minutes is at moments an insermountable (did I spell that right?) task. However I know from experience that when God asks me to do something the rewards in obeying are tremendous, so if you are up to that challenge take 5 minutes tonight and just sit still.

A little side note - today during my LA team meeting we spent a few minutes talking about the brain activity of men and women, and test have shown that men have the ability to just shut their brains down and take a break for anywhere from 1-3 minutes every hour. Women on the other hand do not seem to have that ability, there seems to always be some part or the brain highlighted even when we are in relax and zone out mode. So this may be a little more challenging for us women.

God Bless and have a great day!

Leanne