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Be still // Fique quieto


How are you? How would you describe your emotional state right now? Are you happy, content with your day? Or are you worried? Did something bad happen? How are you really?
Can you sing this song with me?

1 My heart is not proud, Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;
  I do not concern myself with great matters
    or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord
    both now and forevermore. Psalms 131

I have to admit. It is hard. Especially when we are in troubled water of life.
When I was living with problems I listened to pastors preach, and read the bible, but I couldn’t get myself to stop worrying. Later, after many years I finally got it. I learned that worrying doesn’t help. But if I know that I have a God who loves me and care for me, it helps. Why? Because just stop for a minute to think about it. You believe in God, but you can’t stop worrying. Say it again – I believe in God. Now, you know you have a God who loves and cares for you. We have this bad habit of not trusting in anyone, nor even in God. We say we do, but when it comes to worrying, we don’t. We feel like we have to do something to fix our problems. When in reality, we don’t. You have a God who loves and cares for you.

My God is huge and powerful, and omniscient, omnipotent, He is everywhere, and He loves and cares for me. I believe that is true for you too. So why do we worry? It is indeed a bad habit.
Now, my friend, it is not easy to break a habit. But He, our God said, “Be still and Know that I am God” (Psalms46:10). Nothing is out of His control. It might be out of our control, not His. Know that. We worry; we get sick because of it, and there is nothing we can do. We can’t stop the time, or go back in time, or see the future. What can we do then? “Be still and know that He is God”, he can go back in time, and he knows the future. He has everything in control. Even when we mess up, even in the middle of our chaos. Just wait. Don’t say anything if you are emotionally upset. Don’t do anything for impulse. Just wait. The storm will pass, eventually. The breeze will blow. The sun will shine. And you will see, things will be solved.

Have your soul calmed and quieted. Rest in His presence. Sing if you’re up to. Cry, if you feel like it. But know that He is in control, even in the middle of our chaos. Give it a chance to see His work. Leave your troubles with Him. Trust your God. Keep praying for the things.

Como você está? Como você descreveria seu estado emocional agora? Você está feliz, contente com o seu dia? Ou você está preocupado? Algo ruim aconteceu? Como você está realmente?
Você pode cantar essa música comigo?

1 Meu coração não é orgulhoso, Senhor,
    meus olhos não são arrogantes;
  Eu não me preocupo com grandes assuntos
    ou coisas maravilhosas para mim.
2 Mas eu me acalmei e me tranquilizei,
    Eu sou como uma criança desmamada com sua mãe;
    como uma criança desmamada, estou contente.
3 Israel, ponha sua esperança no Senhor
    agora e para sempre. Salmos 131

Eu tenho que admitir. É difícil. Especialmente quando estamos em águas turbulentas da vida.
Quando eu estava vivendo com problemas, ouvia pastores pregarem e lia a Bíblia, mas eu não conseguia parar de me preocupar. Mais tarde, depois de muitos anos, finalmente consegui. Eu aprendi que se preocupar não ajuda. Mas se eu sei que tenho um Deus que me ama e cuida de mim, isso ajuda. Por quê? Porque pare por um minuto para pensar sobre isso. Você acredita em Deus, mas não pode deixar de se preocupar. Diga de novo - eu acredito em Deus. Agora você sabe que tem um Deus que ama e cuida de você. Temos esse mau hábito de não confiar em ninguém, nem mesmo em Deus. Nós dizemos que sim, mas quando se trata de se preocupar, nós não confiamos. Nós sentimos que temos que fazer algo para consertar nossos problemas. Quando na realidade, nós não temos. Você tem um Deus que ama e cuida de você.

Meu Deus é enorme e poderoso, e onisciente, onipotente, Ele está em toda parte, e Ele ama e cuida de mim. Eu acredito que isso é verdade para você também. Então, por que nos preocupamos? É realmente um mau hábito.
Agora, meu amigo, não é fácil quebrar um hábito. Mas Ele, nosso Deus disse: “Fique quieto e saiba que eu sou Deus” (Salmos 46: 10). Nada está fora do controle dele. Pode estar fora do nosso controle, não do dele. Saiba disso. Nós nos preocupamos; ficamos doentes por causa disso e não há nada que possamos fazer. Não podemos parar o tempo, nem voltar no tempo nem ver o futuro. O que podemos fazer então? “Fique quieto e saiba que Ele é Deus”, ele pode voltar no tempo e conhecer o futuro. Ele tem tudo sob controle. Mesmo quando nós bagunçamos, mesmo no meio do nosso caos. Apenas espere. Não diga nada se estiver emocionalmente chateado. Não faça nada por impulso. Apenas espere. A tempestade passará, eventualmente. A brisa soprará. O sol vai brilhar. E você verá, as coisas serão resolvidas.

Faça com que sua alma se acalme e se tranquilize. Descanse em Sua presença. Cante se você quiser. Chore, se você quiser. Mas saiba que Ele está no controle, mesmo no meio do nosso caos. Dê uma chance para ver o Seu trabalho. Deixe seus problemas com ele. Confie em seu Deus. Continue orando pelas coisas.

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