Psalms 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
I’ve decided to go back through the Psalms again for awhile. Some are challenging, some are exhorting, and then some are peaceful. Psalm 4 is one of those psalms. This verse in particular touches me whenever I read it.
There are times in life when everything seems to be at odds with each other. I am in one of those times right now. My health requires me to maintain a low-stress lifestyle in order to heal, but the realities of bills, rent and groceries mean that I need to be out where daily interaction is mid-to-high stress instead. But there is something to be said for taking time to just “be” in God’s presence. I find that taking that time gives me a measure of peace I won’t find anywhere else.
The singer inside me even has trouble with crashing music now, more than in the past. I spent over half an hour last night building a list of instrumental worship on Grooveshark. Some of the music found is stuff I have on cassette tape and haven’t been able to listen to since losing my last tape player. There are 41 songs on that list now. If you wish to take a listen and a few minutes to spend in God’s presence unhurried by life around you, take a listen here: http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Quiet+Worship/92125645
Today’s note isn’t long, but in a world where healthy stress levels are routinely giving way to unhealthy stress levels, the concept of taking time aside to slow down in God’s presence is more needful than ever before.
Take a moment to just “be”, to just listen, to rest in God’s presence today.
