Day 16 of 30 — Finding Silence in God's Presence
Let me jump right into today’s scripture. It’s in the book of Psalms—a powerful, tremendous book.
Psalm 46:10 says:
“Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”
That verse hits different, because so many times we’re ready to fill every space in our life with noise and action. We want to talk, plan, fix, explain, do something—anything—to make the situation change.
And what’s funny is yesterday I encouraged you to pray out loud… so today I’m flipping that coin.
Because there are moments when the most spiritual thing you can do is this:
Be still. And know that God is in charge.
Stop trying to fix it.
Stop trying to force it forward.
Stop trying to make it all happen.
Just be still and know that God is able… and God is in control.
Today’s Challenge: Ten Minutes of Stillness
Here’s what I want you to do today.
If you haven’t done your ten minutes yet, do it now. And if you already did—find another pocket of time in your day.
But for ten minutes, I want you to sit in stillness with God.
No phone.
No noise.
No TV.
None of that.
Find a place and just sit with Him.
When you start that quiet time, simply pray something like:
“Jesus, speak to me today. I’m going to be silent, and I’m going to listen for Your voice.”
Because here’s the thing—He already knows what you’ve been praying about. He’s fully aware of what you need. So at the start, just tell Him:
“Lord, I’m listening for Your instruction. I’m listening for Your voice.”
Then just sit with Him.
The verse says, “I will be exalted in the earth.” That means God will be lifted up. And I just want to remind you: I don’t always have to have the answer. I don’t always have to be action-oriented.
Sometimes God needs me to just be still in His presence and let Him work things out.
This is the day for that.
Reflection Question
What will you silence so you can hear God today?
Is there something in your life you need to silence so you can hear Him more clearly?
And can I give you a “given”?
Take a moment today—maybe you need to communicate with your spouse or the people who have your phone number—but take a time frame… even twenty or thirty minutes… and let them know:
“My phone is going to be on silent for a little while.”
Just remove some distraction.
And maybe it’s not just your phone. Maybe there’s another area you need to silence. Friend, that’s okay.
Take the silence with the Lord.
God will speak to you. He desires to. In Jesus’ name.