Be Still..

I have been feeling immobilized by an emotionally charged family situation since yesterday. Confused and just sort of ...stuck. I have prayed for God to lay His blanket of peace on the situation. And I have faith that He will. But still, I have found myself feeling that I should be moving on from this more quickly. I keep thinking about it and replaying it. I want to get over it and move forward. Bottom line...I guess I have been feeling that I should be doing something more.

I went outside to take my walk and it was windy enough to blow my hair around a bit, but not howling. Then I heard a tinkling sound, something like a bell. I looked around and realized it was our flag's fasteners clanging against the flagpole as it flapped in the stiff breeze. Then I looked up at the top of the pole and saw a hawk sitting on the very top of the pole. Just sitting there, feathers kind of ruffled in the breeze, but just sitting still as the wind blew around him. Then it hit me. "Be still and know that I am God." "You have only to be still and the Lord will fight for you." I had to smile. God spoke to me as surely as that bird sat on top of that pole. Being still and letting God fight for me is what I'm supposed to be doing.