Why, "Being Still . . ."?

God is currently teaching me to do this very thing, be still. Notice I said currently, meaning I have not yet kicked this practice yet.
It is quite difficult for me to just be still before the Lord. Of course there is the time issue, but even when I carve out the time there are other obstacles. The primary one, my mind. My thoughts easily wander and I begin to think of millions of things. My mind often is my biggest enemy in my quest to follow God.
So, I am attemting to be still before the Lord more often in an effort to know Him more and hear from Him. It is in the times that I am able to do this that I really hear from Him. Often, I think we talk and talk to God, but fail to be still and allow Him to speak or just find joy in His presence.
I am actually hoping that blogging will help me as I am working on this. It will provide a place for me to journal or share some of the lessons or experiences I have during this time and also hold me a bit accountable as well.
The second part of the statement is, "and know that I am God". I have to ask myself and you, do we really get that, He is GOD! The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God who called Moses from a burning bush, the God who rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt by His mighty acts, the God who parted the Red Sea, the God who David praised, sang of, and danced before, the God who spoke light, darkness, and all beings into being, the God who closed the lions mouths for Daniel and walked with he and his friends in the fiery furnace, the God who John the Baptist proclaimed, the God who sacrificed His one and only son to redeem all mankind who choose to follow Him, the God who conquered death, the God who healed sick people, caused the blind to see, lame to walk, and deaf to hear, the God who sought out a woman living in sin to offer her living water, the God who prayed for forgiveness for those who beat and killed him, the God who will return again to establish His eternal kingdom and rescue His children forever!
This is the God who allows me and welcomes me to sit before Him and just be still!
Amazing, unbelievable!!!! I can only think, "Who am I that you are mindful of me?"

I am thinking of the people in my life who I am comfortable to just sit in silence with and not feel a need to feel it with meaningless or even meaningful chatter. Most of the time when I have just met someone, or am in a car for example, with someone I know, but not extremely well, we feel the need to talk. It may be about the weather or something mundane, but typically we find ourselves finding something to talk about.
It is with those who I know well and am most comfortable with such as my husband, mother, sister, children, dad, close friend, that I can ride for hours with and not feel it necessary to say anything. Of course we may talk, but it is not uncomfortable if it is quiet.
I have to ask myself then, do I know my God intimately enough, that I can be still before Him and not be uncomfortable or feel the need to fill the silence with chatter?

So, that's where I am and answers the question, "Why, Being Still . . . ?"

I am sure I will post about my family, friends, and experiences we have, but primariy I want to journal and write about what God is teaching me and the road I travel down in my journey to know Him more and better grasp how deep, how wide, and how long His love is for me.
So, I have to ask just in case anyone ever actually reads this, would you join me and take the challenge in Psalms to "be still and know that I am God . . ."?