I'll Remain Still

I recently heard a song by Clint Brown and a few lines caught my attention. “I lay down my will…I’ll remain still in your hand…Lord, I will follow…” The next morning, God stopped me with a question:  how often do I miss His conviction because I rush past it instead of remaining still in His hand? 

My intent is never to rebel or refuse to let God deal with me, but so often, I rush past things without examining them.  I assume something isn’t applicable to my situation after a quick “glance” when careful examination would say otherwise. Or, I just don’t slow down and search my heart as I encounter His Word.  Some topics are so “routine” that it’s easy to stop being careful with them. And some things I consciously or unconsciously don’t want to deal with. In all cases it’s far easier to keep moving (singing the next song in worship service, writing down the next point in my sermon notes during the preaching, or moving on to running the next errand or washing the next dish in my daily life) without ever making myself stop and remain still in His hand while He examines, convicts and gives direction. I want to follow – but to successfully surrender my will and follow, I have to make stopping and remaining still a regular part of my daily life.