More of You and less of me...

I thought that summer would be a time for relaxation and fun, travels and adventures, baking and eating, sewing and wearing, reading and maybe even some writing. My daily plans were to get a little sun and then read a renowned classic in literature with the occasional sewing project and baking venture mixed somewhere in between. Well, according to this list I just made, my summer has been moving right along without deviating from the schedule one bit. My current projects are of the knit nature (to get a head start on winter!), and I just finished "Emma" by Jane Austen. It was a long, slow, but very good read. Up next, "Sense and Sensibility." After that, "The Great Gatsby!" (Did you hear they are making a new movie for this book? Check it out!)
However, amidst all the scheduled relaxation and fun, sometimes I forget to just take a moment and sit somewhere and really relax. I often forget to take Psalm 46:10's advice, the crucial key to true relaxation at any time of the year.
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" Psalm 46:10.
How simple a to-do list:
(1) Be still.
(2) Know that he is God.
Such a simple command, yet it gives you total relaxation in knowing that HE is God. HE has everything under control. HE has it all figured out. Who am I to worry and stress and try to do everything myself? Who am I to try to elevate myself in my mind to His position? HE is God, not me. And sometimes I forget to just let Him be who He is without questioning or complaining. My job is to sit there and know that He is God. But that involves, of course, making more of Him and making less of me. John 3:30, "He must increase, but I must decrease." More of You and less of me...