To do or not to do, that is the question.

The new year is here, and many of us have made resolutions - stop smoking, read your Bible more, get in shape - you get the picture. How are you doing with those resolutions? Have they gone the way of the dodo bird? Are they gathering lint under your bed yet?

I don't mean to be cynical, but we are a society that does. We measure our worth on what we have accomplished, by what we have accumulated. It makes sense. It gives us measurable goals. It also whips us into an unrelenting need for more - more accomplishment, more fun, just more. What if, instead of making a New Year's resolution based on "doing" this year, you made a resolution to truly follow what Psalm 46:10 says: "Be still and know that I am God." 

Lately, God has been impressing on my heart the need for times just to "be." Times to BE a Christian instead of trying to DO Christian things. Times not to worry about the next step, the next goal, not to overthink my life and just surrender into the wonder of my relationship with an amazing God. Our relationship with Him isn't just about accomplishing things - it is about being in relationship - knowing and being known. Find time to be. "Be still and know that I am God."