Episode Details

Stillness can feel counterintuitive in a world that glorifies hustle, urgency, and doing more. But in this episode, we explore what it really means to be still before God—and why it’s not about inactivity but about intentional trust. When the world shakes, when life feels loud, Psalm 46:10 invites us to pause and remember who's really in control. Learn how stillness can become your superpower in chaos.

📌 What You’ll Learn (Key Takeaways):

• Why “being still” isn’t passive but a powerful act of trust

• What Psalm 46 reveals about God’s strength and presence

• The difference between helping and trying to fix everything

• Practical ways to create moments of stillness in daily life

• How knowing God more deeply makes it easier to rest in Him

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Full Transcript Below:

The Importance of “Being Still” Before God

By Sarah Frazer

Bible Reading:

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 (NKJV)

Devotional

Be still! Stop moving! The wiggling toddler had a hard time keeping her body from sliding out of the pew into the floor. The pastor’s voice echoed from the pulpit, but it was hard to concentrate because of the ball of energy next to me. Five kids and several years later, I think back on those times when I had my children in church before they could sit still. 

It took time, patience, consistency, and maybe a few hundred packs of fruit snacks, but eventually they learned to be still in church. Now, I look down the pew and see all of my sweet children all but grown, sitting quietly, a few even taking notes. 

In front of me is a mom of a toddler and as she whispers into his ear and offers a sucker and some coloring pages, I’m reminded that being still is hard for a toddler. But then, it is hard for us as adults to sometimes be still as well. 

In Psalm 46 we read some startling and unnerving circumstances surrounding the author. Phrases like “waters roar…mountains shake…nations rage…” certainly relate to the times we are in today. I don’t know about you, but when things are chaotic, I don’t want to just stand there - I want to do som