Slowing Down

Song


StorySide:B Lyrics
Be Still Lyrics

The second half of the song is the part that really gets me. No matter how little I might be doing at home, or I don't need to be always trying to reach out to people and try and busy myself with going out or anything. Instead, I need to find comfort in the Lord's company, and know that He is with me side by side guiding me. Sure, it's tough being lonely and feeling like there's not many people I can turn to at home, but it's something I have to do. No matter how hard it gets, I will remain still and find joy in the situation that God has put me in. This also relates to the art of slowing, which we learned about at Summer Conference. We read an excerpt which talked about slowing down our daily lives instead of rushing to get things done on self-imposed deadlines all the time. I find it difficult each day to get EVERYTHING I want to accomplish. I need to continually readjust me schedule to make room for slowing down and just rejoicing that I have today to rest and relax a little bit. I did start slowing down in my reading from the beginning of the summer. In the beginning I would read about 10 or more chapters each day, and now, I am reading just 2 a day, on pace to finish the New Testament by the end of summer!