God’s Masterpiece

 In quietness and in trust shall be your strength. (Isaiah 30:15 ESV)

 On a rare day that I actually had a bit of time to do some organizing, I came to a realization about myself: I have a lot of “unfinished business,” at least with personal projects. I often wonder why so many of my personal projects or work is left undone. Why does it seem difficult to complete even one? And why do I operate this way?

 Is it procrastination? Busyness? Lack of organization? Too many pies up there in the sky? All of the above? What’s the solution to getting projects or other to-dos from “pending” in my brain to the complete version where they can actually make a difference?

 The best ideas, and the completion of them, require not only time to do them, but also stillness and quietness of body, mind, and spirit. The finishing work, whether of a small project or of life itself, requires stillness in mind and soul.

 It takes time. Patience. Faith. And those aren’t always easy to come by. We don’t always find them by looking within or looking around.

 But when we look up, and with peace and quiet of mind, listen to the still, small voice of God that whispers to us when we take time to listen, we will know the path to take. —Jewel Roque [1]

 Poets know the importance of stillness… Michelangelo knew how to be still before the stone and listen to the David within it. Strauss knew how to be still before the Danube and listen to the waltz that was eddying about in its waters. —Ken Gire

[1] Jewel Roque Anchor God’s Masterpiece