Horsham. 2nd January 2023
For the last few years I’ve been busy. Probably too busy. Around 8 months ago, I felt that God was telling me that I should put stuff down at the end of 2023. So, as of December, I have not renewed my contracts to teach English as a second language. I have set aside, for the time being at least, my responsibilities as an international coach with CCI Worldwide. On Friday, 5th January 2024, I will be putting down my role as Development Coordinator with Horsham Churches Together. Changing times.
You probably know Psalm 46:10 which says ‘Be still and know that I am God.’ As I write this, I’m reminded that in the original Hebrew, the verb which we translate as ‘Be still’, implies a relaxed calmness before God. To come close to that, we need to stop. We need to put things down – empty our hands – and wait on the LORD.
That’s what I’m doing. Creating time to stop, to wait, to pray, and to listen. Time to be still. Time to be.
Having just ended a 3 month period of God insisting I ‘Be Still and Know’, I wish you peace and patience in the waiting and fresh revelation of and from God. May you be blessed to find the unforced rhythms of grace. I also felt the Covenant Prayer was pertinent to my journey.
Looks to me like you might have retired (again)!