Standing At The Crossroads of Faith and Fear » Help My Unbelief http://www.valerysykes.com Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Be Still and Know… http://www.valerysykes.com/2009/12/be-still-and-know/ http://www.valerysykes.com/2009/12/be-still-and-know/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:35:58 +0000 Valery http://www.valerysykes.com/?p=3 Some days it’s hard to look at everything that’s happened with any kind of eternal perspective. Hard to believe that trials bring patience. Hard to let patience have its full effect. Hard to hold on to the truth that God is a healer when my daughter is struggling.

Some days I teeter on the brink of letting fear consume me, of turning my back on what I know is true. It’s those days, ironically enough, that God is closest. Not because I feel Him closer. No, because I’m clinging to Him with a tenacity that just isn’t present on the days when I have it “all together”. Clinging to the truth of who He is, clinging to the knowledge of Him, clinging to the sureness of His love despite what I see with my natural eyes.

It’s these days when I find myself in the position of the disciples: storm-tossed and out of options, screaming for God to wake up and rescue me.

I want to be able to rest like Jesus in the midst of the storm, but those moments are rare. However, even though my gaze focuses far too much on the wind and the waves surrounding me, I know there is only One who has the power to bring peace.

Help me to be still, Lord, whether that means You quiet the storm or just quiet my heart…Help me to be still.

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