618 Old Railroad Bed Road, Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334
WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
Sunday School: 10:15
Sunday Worship: 11:00
Fellowship Meal: 1st Sunday
Communion: 3rd Sunday
Bible Study: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
BE STILL...
Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Having grandchildren is one of the greatest gifts my wife and I have ever received here on earth. The thing about grandchildren is that we get to just love them. We leave it up to the parents to do the discipline. We are called grandparents for a reason. We get to do all the grand stuff. We get to say yes when the parents may not be able to. Our kids often tell us that we spoil the grandchildren, and they complain that they would never get away with any of the things that we let the grandkids do. Like I said, we just get to love them. I raised my children to raise the grandchildren sooooo……
With all this being said, there is still a time when Poppa and Mimi might have to intervene in a sibling disagreement when the grandkids are with us. I think I may have become soft in my later years. Maybe, I have just realized that we pick our battles, but the discipline that is given is different now. When things get rowdy and the need arises (which isn’t often because our grandkids are wonderful) we tell the grands to sit down and be still. It is amazing how that time of being still can calm a child. It does not take long at all. The act of being still brings a time of peace and calm that settles everything down and the next thing you know it is time to get up and running again.
This is really true for all of us. I know sometimes life can happen around us and we feel like all control is lost. We become anxious. Maybe our jobs are not going as planned or our relationships with family and/or friends are strained. You can fill in the blank with the situation. The point is we seem to be lost in all the mess of this thing called life. This is the time we need to BE STILL. Sometimes we have to just stop and let the peace of Christ wash over us. Of course, we will have work to do in all these situation, but the first thing we have to do is BE STILL. As the saying goes, “Let go and let God!!” I can tell you He has never failed me and I know He will never fail you. So, remember to take time to BE STILL when the times are rough. Thank you Jesus for your peace in times of trouble.
Blessings, Pastor Allan Shedd