Kneel Above the Noise
How am I going to get it all done?
My husband will attest that I say this phrase too often. Yesterday, I had a book deadline. On Monday, I still had ten chapters to edit and a blog to write. A constant buzz in my brain reminded me that you have work to do. Worry preoccupied my thoughts the entire weekend when I should have been present with my family, friends, and God. Anxiety circles my mind like a pesky fly or a noisy drone trying to pull me out of being fully in the moment.
But then, a friend reminded me that God is over my mind. He is above the worry and the only one who can silence the constant buzz. For Him to do so, however, I needed to submit my anxieties, work, and pressing deadlines to Him. I hadn’t procrastinated. I’d done my best to schedule out my time, and I put in the work, but some things, like edits, are more complicated to estimate. Especially when I’ve written myself into a corner and must creatively figure out a solution. Thankfully, God already knows, and He’s faithful. I’ve learned to trust Him to multiply my time.
1 Peter 5:7 states, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
I’ve found that the work does get done, and if I trust God, the loud buzz will cease.
Getting rid of the noise and panic clears my thoughts, relaxes my body, and helps my focus, but to submit, I must humble myself before God. I have to realize that it’s not in my power but His. When we bow our knees to Jesus, our worries, anxiety, and fear must also bow before Him. It’s incredible how fast those pesty feelings flee in Jesus’s presence.
If we back up a verse to 1 Peter 5:6, we can get more context. 5:6 says, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand that He may lift you up in due time.”
“In due time” jumped out at me, probably because of my deadline, but re-reading the verses showed the full picture. I envisioned God’s hand resting on our heads because He reigns over our thoughts and minds. When we bow before Him, the weight of our anxiety and stress slide off, and our cares are cast at His feet. Those pesty thoughts and feelings cower in the presence of Jesus.
In due time, His mighty power lifts us out of their noise and chaos so we may accomplish His purpose for our lives.
Humbly trust in God, for He is faithful, and His timing is perfect.