Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy sideLeave to thy God to order and provideIn every change He faithful will remainBe still, my soul, thy best, thy heavenly friendThrough thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
(From hymn Be Still My Soul)
It's amazing how one small incident, so insignificant in the big scheme of things, could trigger unhealed childhood wounds I didn't even know still existed, and create such intense emotional turmoil.
On the plus side, I was able to restrain myself from reacting the way I wanted to, and would have in the past, but it took three rounds before I could do so without a twinge and know I had truly released it and let it go.
Closure, and a summary of the lesson learned, came in the form of this verse and commentary on Job 29-31 in my Daily Walk Bible reading for today.
Be still and know that I am God! (Psalm 46:10a)
The urge to talk, to defend, to demand explanations is strong in all of us. But take a lesson from Job. Sometimes it is preferable--and wiser--to say nothing and merely to listen for the still, small voice of God.
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