May we learn to ‘just be’

Just be.

Sometimes that’s simply what we ought to do.

Just be.

Be still. Be quiet. Be introspective. Just be.

We’ve bought into the lie that busy is best.

Busy means progress. Busy means I am closing in on a goal and I am being productive. But busy can also mean I’m being distracted from doing and being in a way that I can enjoy. Being distracted from spending time making sweet and silly memories with my family. Being distracted from praying and spending time with my Source of Joy and Strength: Jesus. Being distracted from loving others well and serving in the way I am called to do.

Don’t get me wrong here, being busy is great and being productive is great.

Often, I think that resting is futile and wasting my time. I’m a worker and a doer and an energizer bunny always on the go.

Somehow, along the way, I have adopted the belief that if I am productive, I am making a difference, which is great until I let that ideology become my identity.

I often believe if I’m not doing, I am not productive and then I have failed.

Such a Type A trait, right?

The Christmas holiday and all of its hustle and bustle have come and gone. Now we are left with tons of gifts and the luxury of preparing for a new year to come in.

Will we spend this time being unnecessarily busy and productive?

Or will we… will I…take this time to slow down and just be?

May we take time to reflect on this year, the tragedies and triumphs and finish the year out with a trust in God knowing He will take care of us no matter what comes in 2025. He’s already seen the future. Yet, He is not too big to walk with us in our today. May we give Him our regrets, our fears and our hearts knowing that truth and resting just a bit in the quiet.

Thank You, Lord.

Psalm 4:8

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.”