Quiet Waters

Unknowingly, I ended up making today a solitude day, a respite of sorts, a time alone with my thoughts and my Savior. My soul is restored.

Psalm 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

I have a new appreciation for these verses after reading David Arm’s (my favorite artist besides my father-in-law)thoughts on the “Out of the Ordinary” show on his website. He says the following about the painting “He Restores My Soul”:

“The hummingbird defines perpetual motion. To see one still is almost startling. It looks unnatural. Is it the same for us? For Him to restore our souls, I believe we must be still, be quiet. That is why he leads us to green pastures and still waters – to restore our souls.”

The LBD Dual Significance: God led me to still waters today, to green pastures in my living room. And I believe He revealed a piece of the puzzle regarding this season I am in. Actually, He has been revealing it…through His word, through my husband, through my friends, through the tension I feel. I just now had the eyes, heart and mind to see it….in the stillness.

He has led me out of the fluttering of wings in my life into the stillness. I find it so hard to be still. Oh I can in the moments like today, but in life as a whole…forget it. Yet, my heavenly Father, and my husband for that matter, loves me enough to urge me towards change. Urging me to not want, urging me to lie down, urging me to sit beside quiet waters, restoring my soul. Now, I must follow the path of righteousness…for HIS name’s sake.