Quietness

How quiet is your world? How quiet is your mind? How quiet are things around you? How quiet are you inside? Is there always something running through your mind, something that you always have to think about? If there is, which is the case for most all of us, then a quiet mind and spirit are hard to come by. If a quiet heart, mind and spirit are hard to have, then peace and contentment seems very far away.

God, I'm not trying to rule the roost, I don't want to be king of the mountain. I haven't meddled where I have no business or fantasized grandiose plans. I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother's arms, my soul is a baby content. Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope. Hope now; hope always!

Psalm 131:1-3

When is the last time that you felt your soul content like a baby sleeping in its mother's arms? To answer this question another question needs to be asked: When is the last time that you attempted to cultivate, grow, create a quiet heart? Most of us do not have a stillness or quietness inside of ourselves. We are always attempting to "rule the roost," trying to get ahead, work harder, and prove something to someone. (even though we are not sure just quite who this is) Rarely do we just sit before God and cultivate quietness. If we do sit in front of God to pray it is about our attempts to rule the roost or be the king of the mountain, why those plans are not working out so well, and our complaints about that. What a restless spirit we are cultivating when we do this.

Challenge yourself today to cultivate some quietness before God. Just be still in mind and body. This is a very uncomfortable thing to do for most of us. We do not like to confront our thoughts, become very anxious when things slow down, and rarely want to know what is really in our hearts. This is why the word cultivate is used. It takes time to be quiet and still. Our thoughts run through our mind at a frantic pace. A baby, well a baby has very little to think about, to get focused on. A baby just rest in its mother's arms. It hopes and knows that it is taken care of and contentment is the baby's reward. A baby is not attempting to be the king of the mountain or trying to rule any roost. A baby just wants to rest in the arms of the one who care for it. A baby is quiet in mind, spirit and heart. A baby just is. Find some time today to connect to God through being quiet. Allow God to give you contentment as you rest in the Creator's arms. Allow hope and faith to bring you contentment. Cultivate this quietness everyday. It is even a scientific fact that people who can cultivate this kind of quiet in their minds are happier people.

Namaste'