Stillness

"Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah."

I enjoy music. I like singing. I like playing my violin, or guitar; even plunking around on the piano. Like every other person on the planet, I enjoy listening to music. I think music is one of God's greatest creations; a means of reminding us of God's love, conveying our praise, or learning deep doctrinal truths. I may be guilty of spending as much time in my hymnal as in the Bible itself.

I am almost always awake long after everyone else goes to sleep. I lay on my covers with my Bible, hymnal, and computer open; keeping an eye on Facebook while researching heaps of random stuff on Wikipedia, Looking up verses that come to mind, and mentally singing hymns. When the person I am chatting with realizes it's 2 a.m., and that night's rival pokes his last; I close my laptop, and devote the last hour of my day to fellowship with my Savior; the soft waves of a Capella hymns still quietly washing over my ear drums.

My main playlist on Spotify is mostly Christian, with some classical and bluegrass. I mix it up every so often; keep it fresh. I also have a playlist with 300+ of my favourite group's songs that I always use at night. A couple weeks ago, my ear buds breathed their last, and I had to live my life without a constant stream of music.

I closed my laptop that evening and turned my attention to my Bible. Every word had new meaning. I would never have seen that music as a distraction from God's voice, until he took it from me. I read of God's peace while experiencing as clearly I ever will this side of heaven.

It was still.

I stood in awe.

"The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace"