Hi Rhonda,
I really enjoyed your thoughts.  I had a pastor years ago who taught
us to make a few minutes every day to sit down, and just be available
for Him to talk too. We were always told to read scripture and or
worship some beforehand, so we wouldn't get into anything strange, but
I really find that my life goes better when I take time to be still.
Write some more soon.
Blessings,
Donna

On 7/29/15, Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thank you.
>
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> I like it Rhonda. Keep writing. It's true and honest. (smiles)
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 2:54 pm
> Subject: Be Still
>
>>
>>
>> Here is something I wrote called Be Still. What do you guys think?
>> I sit here listening to the rain falling on my roof and wonder if I truly
> believe that if I make a conscious effort to "Be still and know that You
> are
> God" that, somehow you'll speak to me. What would you say? Why should you
> speak to me? Surely, there are more important people with whom you could
> speak. But I sit here, with the rain falling the sound wrapping around me
> like a blanket and I wait. The scripture advises one to be still and know,
> but when I'm still, I know too well my own weaknesses, my tendency towards
> worry, and my unspoken fears. But the verse doesn't end there, it says know
> that I am God. What does that mean to me? The answer to this question is
> important. Do I see God as a creator, an all-powerful being, one who knows
> everything, one who is everywhere at once? Is he far away, unapproachable?
> Can he be touched by my pain, by my tears? Can he?  As a little girl longs
> to be loved, valued, treasured, accepted, I want so to believe He can, that
> he does, and will.
>