Be Still

"Be still and know that I am God.”

Psalm 46:10

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a very patient person. Let’s face it…we live in an instant world. The rapid growth of technology has made us accustomed to getting everything in an instant. When I started in business (circa 1985) you typed letters on a typewriter and mailed them at the post office. If you were a field sales manager like I was in the late 80’s, it took you all day to physically complete the mailing of materials to your sales team. Snail mail definitely wasn’t fast enough, so we got email. This was great, but if you weren’t in the office with access to your PC you couldn’t always get your email messages in a timely manner. That led to the invention of the laptop computer and ultimately the Blackberry and PDA. Today, it still blows me away to know that I can run my business from the palm of my hand from anywhere in the world. I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring!

The downside of having all of this technology at our fingertips is that it conditions us to expect instant replies to our messages and immediate results. In the process we can become very task oriented and develop what has been called “can’t see the forest for the trees” syndrome. The Christmas season is a wonderful time to force you to slow down. Everyone takes vacation and you probably find it is difficult to get anything done. So, turn off your Blackberry and take time to think and pray about your businesses.

Through the psalmist God tells us to “Be still and know that I am God”. Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day, lived among us, died on the cross and was resurrected for the forgiveness of our human sin and through His sacrifice gave us the opportunity to accept the gift of salvation and have a relationship with the living God. God is in control. Take the time over the Christmas holiday to be still, pray about your business and listen to what God has to say to you.

I wish all of you and your families a blessed Merry CHRISTmas!!