Read Psalm 46.
Among all the beautiful and heart-searching prayers of the Bible there is none that surpasses the wonderful poem that we call the Forty Sixth Psalm.
It begins, as do nearly all the Bible prayers, with an expression of faith in God. This is extremely important in practice. You need to affirm constantly that you do believe in God, not merely as a vague abstract concept, but as a real, vivid, actual power in life, always available to be contacted in thought; never changing and never failing. The Psalm closes with a command and an affirmation.
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
This is really the whole Bible in a nutshell. Be still, and know that I am God. This is the very last thing that we want to do when we are worried or anxious. The current of human thought is always hurrying us along to its own ends, and it seems much easier to swim with it by accepting difficulties, than to draw resolutely away from these things, and contemplate God, which is the one way out of trouble. Even in your prayers there is a time to cease active work and, “having done all, to stand” – to be still, and know that I am God.
How often are we still enough to affirm our faith in God and our knowledge that he is God? Every breath we take is a miracle sent by God without which our lives would end within moments. Do we recognize God’s blessings with every breath? We can be sure that if that breath were cut off, we would be in very close contact with God until our breath returned.
It may not be possible to live every moment in total awareness of God, but most of us could put a lot more time and awareness into our relationship with God than we do. One of the keys to increasing that awareness and communion is to be still. Not just physically still, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually still.
When we are still in thought, word and deed, we can then fortify our faith, know God and overcome our difficulties. Then we can exalt God in the earth by living in and working our gardens in peace, joy and hope: even with our problems.
Being still,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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