Be Still
In looking back at various trials in my life, it always amazes me at my lack of faith at certain times. I know that I know that I know that God is real. He has shown up many times in my life and changed it dramatically when I finally decided to turn to Him. But yet, those moments occur that I’m overwhelmed by the world. This is a part of our humanness that we all have to contend with at one time or another. Consider the Israelites when they left Egypt with Moses (Exodus 14). They had been through some tremendous trials as slaves of Pharaoh. Before their departure, God had sent ten plagues upon Egypt that destroyed crops, livestock and the firstborn of every Egyptian family. The Israelites were immune to the plagues; God protected them. That should have been a huge boost in the faith of the Israelites. They leave Egypt, finally, after some intense negotiation, with the Lord leading them as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by...