Smooth Is Slow!
"But Abraham still
stood before the Lord."
Genesis 18:22
The Navy SEALs have a saying: “Slow is smooth,
and smooth is fast.” Remember that in
our frantic
world. It’s especially true with the habit of daily
Bible reading.
Mature believers learn that it’s better to spend
five unhurried minutes reading the Bible than to
read for ten minutes feeling rushed.
Similarly,
another author said, “Hurry is the death of
prayer.”
We may not always have as much time as we’d like
when we sit down to fellowship with God. Some days
are more hectic than others. But Psalm 46:10
doesn’t
say, “Be rushed, and know that I am God.” It says,
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Take a deep breath. Enjoy the five, ten,
fifteen,
or thirty minutes you have when you open your
Bible. Read it aloud and copy down the verses.
Turn them into prayers. Take the truth you’ve
found into the day with you.
Better are a few moments of stillness
than an hour feeling rushed. Find a
few moments for stillness today.
"Take time to be holy, speak oft with
thy Lord; abide in Him always, and
feed on His Word."
William D. Longstaff