It’s Mama
Q is for Quiet
My children know that one of my favorite verses in the Bible is…
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only be quiet” Exodus 14:14
I love this scripture
It has carried me through many different seasons in my life
It has carried me through the loss of a child, breast cancer, divorce
It has picked me up and held me close through sibling strife
It has gone to the ground and dug me out of the dirt and lifted me up through repentance
The Lord will fight for you….for even me
I need only be quiet……
I don’t think I fully understood the “quiet” part until the past few years….and much time spent at the knees of my mother and father….
The wisdom they have imparted on me as they age has buoyed me up as I age….
And, for that I am forever grateful…
I’ve learned from their teaching that the only true worry I need ever have is that I am God’s girl….in all ways, always
And, that if I live in the chatter of humanity, I will miss God’s spirituality
They have taught me that it is hard to hear what God would share with me if I am constantly listening to what others would say
And I see this in their lives…
When they share wisdom with me, it is from their study of God’s word and listening to His voice
I see them spend time with God
My Daddy walks each morning, and he does so with a purpose…it is not infrequent that he will send us photos of a recently cut field of hay or share a Biblical teaching…
My Mama reads scripture each early morning and prays….it is commonplace for me to call her to check in on her in the early morning and when asked “what are you doing this morning” to hear…”oh, I am reading my Bible and praying for all my babies”
This is sacred role-modeling
They both have a peace that I am convinced comes from that shared time with God as a listening child of His….
The glory they give to God in their lives is something I seek to give my children and grandchildren as well…
And it starts with
Being still…..and, being quiet
And, while I seek to do this, I find it hard
Very hard
Both to be quiet myself
And, to quiet my mind to the words of others
And I think this is why Exodus 14:14 is so special to me….
Because in it’s wisdom is the pointing of me toward
Time with God….
There is no other way to quiet…
And not just a few minutes reading scripture
Or a few seconds shooting up an arrow prayer
But genuine time seeking God’s heart, His will, His love for us
Where true turning of hearts toward love, compassion, and faith
Is made real
And, in that turning, God will fight all the other battles that would occupy our minds
If we only
Be still….
Be blessed,
Lesa
