Be Still

Lord, when my heart starts shaking And everything in me wants to react Teach me to pause before I move To feel, but not fall into sin When my thoughts get loud at night And my mind won’t rest Meet me there, in the quiet Where it’s just You and me Let my heart speak honestly to You Not hiding, not running But laying everything down Right where I am Pull me out of impulse Out of fear, out of pressure And draw me into stillness Where Your voice is clear Remind me I don’t have to rush I don’t have to fix everything I don’t have to respond right away I can be still And trust that You are working Put peace over my mind And steadiness in my heart So even when I feel everything I choose You over reaction I will sit with You I will listen I will be