Sit and Hush

I wish I had a dollar for every time my grandmother Jessie told me, "hush your mouth!" Usually I was running off at the mouth at the wrong time. Talking when grown folks were talking, or speaking too loudly at church or just talking so much that I was getting on her nerves. "Hush your mouth!" She often yelled it. Sometimes she brought along a smack with it. But other times it was said out of clenched teeth in a whisper that seemed scarier than the yell or the smack. Jessie didn't play - you knew she meant it and you hushed right up!

Jessie's gone now and I know that I often need someone to tell me to hush my mouth.

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm” Mark 4:39

I have read that scripture so many times in my life. Normally it speaks to the great and unmatched power of Jesus over the natural elements. In the story the elements were a real thrashing sea and hurricane force winds tossing the apostles around. They thought they were going to die. In our lives today those elements can be our children, jobs, health, marriages, finances, sin, - swirling madly all around us dashing us all about. Casting us to and fro and making us think that we won't survive either.

But today when I read that scripture I realized that Jesus was talking to me! He was telling me to PEACE, BE STILL!! My mouth is the hurricane force winds and my mind is the thrashing sea.

See, when I am going through something I pray and pray and pray and tell God that I have turned it all over to Him. In my heart, I physically lay it on the altar and walk away. "You got it Lord. Now handle that!"

But the minute I get a step away from the altar, my mind revs up like a NASCAR engine and my mouth gets full of air and off I go.

I wonder this and I question that. I wish for this and hope for that. What is God going to do? When is He going to do it? What if I don't like what He does? Why did this person say that? How come she treated me that way? Don't they know how I feel? I hurt. I am sad.

STOP! Oh yeah, I have to remember to worship God and thank Him for handling this!

I don't know who they think they are? I don't deserve this? Why did God let this happen to me? This fool needs Jesus! Why in the world hasn't God taken care of this? Yeah yeah...His time...whatever! Why can't I stop crying?

AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH! (That's Jesus screaming...not me!)

MONA!

STOP!

PEACE!

BE STILL!

HUSH YOUR MOUTH CHILD!

And when I do...when I let the Holy Spirit get that mind and mouth under submission. When I still the loud and raging voices in my head... THERE IS A GREAT CALM! If I can just hush my mouth I can hear Jesus whisper "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27

I..... GOT..... THIS!

Today just sit and hush and let the Lord does His mighty work...in us and for us.

With love,
Mona