Before beginning this guided reflection activity, we recommend that you read Psalm 46:10 in your Bible at home or by clicking here. Once you have read the passage, you can begin the activity. Be sure to pause, breathe, and think as you read this activity slowly and reflect closely on what God is telling you through his scriptures.
Guided Reflection of Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Be still and know that I am God.
Be Still
Not “act” still, actually “be” still
Let stillness be your identity.
Not what you do, but who you are.
Has stillness been an action that you are doing? Then is it really stillness?
Be Still
Stop moving, cease striving, be calm, rest
Be quiet, hush, unruffled, undisturbed, stable minded
Be still.
Surrender, let go, relent, abdicate
You don’t have to be the one to make it happen.
Does inaction scare you?
Read Mark 4:35-41
Be still and know
Truly know.
To have an idea of, to have an experience of
Know
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
Comprehend, fathom, grasp
To notice, to recognize
To be acquainted with, to know intimately
What is keeping you from truly knowing?
Be still and know that I...am...God.
You aren’t. He is.
Who are you asking people to worship?
Think of the people in your life:
Your kids, your boss, your siblings, your grandkids, your neighbors, your parents, your coworkers, your spouse.
Who are you asking them to worship?
Be still and know that I am God.
I am. I was, I will be, I am currently.
I haven’t ceased being God.
I am acting, I am moving, I am responding.
I was not merely in the past.
I am not relegated to the future.
I am present. I am now. Right now.
Be still and know that I am God
I am powerful, I am kind, I am good,
I am all knowing, I am vast,
I am untamable, I am patient, I am love,
I am beyond comprehension
But I make myself known
He says, “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
-Pastor Tyler Lemen
Associate Pastor of Family Ministries at Friends Community Church