{"id":5098,"date":"2021-11-13T06:17:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2021-11-13T06:25:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T12:25:03","slug":"surrender-to-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/surrender-to-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrender to Peace…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u201cBe still and know that I am God…\u201d (Psalm 46:10). This is something you must do; you must quiet your heart to know the Divine Presence. Therefore \u201cset the Lord always before you\u201d (Psalm 16:8) and refuse anxious thoughts that weigh in upon you, creating pressure and \u201cdis-ease.\u201d Quieting your heart allows you to hear the holy whisper: \u201cIt is I; do not be afraid…\u201d Once the storm of fear dissipates, you can access the truth of God. \u00a0As the Spirit says, \u201cIn returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength\u201d (Isa. 30:15).<\/p>\n

Worry is a place of exile and pain. Since God\u2019s Name (\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4) means \u201cPresence\u201d and \u201cLove,\u201d being anxious is to practice the absence of God\u2019s presence instead of practicing his presence… A divided house cannot stand. Where it is written, \u201ccast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you\u201d (1 Pet. 5:7), the word translated \u201canxiety\u201d comes from a verb that means to divide into pieces. Bring your brokenness to God \u2013 including those distractions that make you ambivalent and afraid \u2013 to receive God\u2019s healing for your divided heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe still…\u201d Note that the verb translated \u201cbe still\u201d (i.e., rapha: \u05e8\u05e4\u05d4) means to \u201clet go,\u201d to stop striving, and to surrender everything to the care of God (Rom. 8:28). \u201cBeing still\u201d means letting go of your \u201cneed\u201d to control the world. Relax your hold and rely on God\u2019s care for your life instead, without \u201ctaking thought\u201d for tomorrow and its concerns (Matt. 6:34). The past is gone, after all, and the future is God\u2019s business: all you have is the present moment to call upon our Lord. Be faithful in the present hour, then, asking God for the grace and strength you need to endure yourself and engage the task at hand. In this way you will experience the peace of God \u201cwhich surpasses all understanding\u201d (Phil. 4:7).<\/p>\n

Walking with God isn\u2019t just a matter of \u201chead education,\u201d but also of \u201cheart education,\u201d and these two must always go together as Spirit and Truth (John 4:23). Head education seeks knowledge primarily as a means of defining what you believe (emunah); heart education, on the other hand, centers on fear, or rather, on overcoming your fear by trusting in God\u2019s love and healing grace (bittachon). When you accept that you are accepted despite yourself, you are delivered from the need to defend yourself. You can let go, quit denying who you are, and accept God\u2019s unconditional care for your life \u2013 regardless of the state of the world. When your heart learns to \u201cbe still,\u201d you can know that the Lord your God reigns over all things!<\/p>\n

“Be still and know that I am…” Prayer is a type of listening (shema), a turning back to know the message of God\u2019s love and hope in Messiah. The word \u201cteshuvah\u201d (\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4) means an answer or response to a question. God\u2019s love is the question, and the heart\u2019s response is the answer. Some of us may find it difficult to trust, to open our heart to receive grace and kindness. For those wounded by abandonment, it can be a great struggle to hear the voice of God calling you \u201cbeloved,\u201d \u201cworthy,\u201d “valued,” and \u201caccepted.\u201d When you find faith to receive God\u2019s word of love, however, your heart comes alive and you begin to heal… Yeshua speaks words of comfort: \u201cBlessed are those who have not seen and yet still believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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