Girl… being still will make you notice some things. Things you probably didn’t notice before because you were too busy moving. I’m seeing that in myself right now. When you’re always going, there is always something that needs your attention. Something to plan. Somebody to help. Another idea running through your mind. Another thing you need to get done. Sometimes being busy keeps you from dealing with yourself. Whew. 💗 When everything gets quiet, you start hearing differently. I’ve had time to think about things I probably would have pushed to the side before. Things that hurt, changed me, and I thought I was over. Even some things I’ve carried for so long that I stopped realizing I was carrying them. God has been showing me, Girl, we need to deal with that. Not condemn it, hide it, or act like it didn’t happen. Deal with it. ❤️ Maybe that is part of what this season is for. God knew I needed to sit down long enough to hear Him without everything else competing for my attention. I know how to pray while I’m moving. I know how to worship while I’m working. I know how to talk to God while I’m taking care of everybody and everything else. But this is different. This is God and me, quiet, still, listening, and I’m realizing… In this stillness, God is showing me some things I was moving too fast to see. I’m not stuck. I’m still. 💗

This is me right now. No event. No microphone. No running from one thing to the next. Just me, at home, recovering, thinking, listening…and learning how to be still. One thought keeps coming back to me: Stuck says, “I can’t move.” Still says, “I don’t need to move yet.” Whew. I've been sitting with that. Because there is a difference between not being able to move and recognizing that this may not be the time to move. I like movement. I like progress. I like seeing things happen. Give me an idea and my mind immediately starts trying to figure out how to make it happen. 😂 But I'm learning that just because I can do something doesn't necessarily mean I need to do it right now. Sometimes we move because being still is uncomfortable. We become busy with doing everything but staying still. Because sitting in uncertainty makes us uncomfortable. And sometimes movement makes us feel productive, even when God hasn't told us to move. That's the part that's been checking me. Because sometimes faith looks like taking the step. But there are also times when faith looks like staying right where you are until God says move. Psalm 46:10 says: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Not be still and figure everything out. Not be still while you develop another plan. Not be still until you can find another way to stay busy. Be still. And know. I'm realizing that stillness requires trust. Trust that I don't have to make something happen. Trust that I won't miss what God has for me because I took time to be still. Trust that God is working even when I don't see movement. Trust that when it's time for my next step, He knows how to tell me. Maybe that's what I'm supposed to learn here. I don't always have to be moving to be making progress. Sometimes progress happens in me before anything starts happening around me. 💗 MANAGING ME MOMENT Let me ask you something, sis: Is there an area of your life where you've been trying to make something move because being still makes you uncomfortable?

There is a difference between being stuck and being still. I’m learning that difference right now. A few days ago, I had major surgery. And for the next several weeks, my normal pace has to change. I can’t just get up and go because I have an idea. I can’t move at the speed my mind is moving. I can’t do everything my hands want to do. And if you know anything about me, you know my mind is always going.😂 There’s always another journal idea. Another book. Another experience. Another message. Another “Ooooh, I could do this…”. And wouldn’t you know it? Now that my body has been told to slow down, my mind has decided this is the perfect time to come alive. Ideas are coming. Thoughts are coming. God is speaking. I’m reflecting. I’m writing things down. I’m seeing some things differently. And yet, physically, I have to be still. At first, that can feel frustrating. Because when you’re accustomed to doing, stillness can feel like you’re falling behind. When you’re accustomed to producing, stillness can make you question whether you’re being productive. When you’re accustomed to helping everybody else, stillness can feel uncomfortable because suddenly you have to allow yourself to be cared for. And when you have a vision for what’s next, lying still can make you feel like you should be doing something to get there. But I’ve had to remind myself: Twyla, you are not stuck. You are still. And there is a difference. 💗 MANAGING ME MOMENT Maybe your stillness doesn’t look like mine. Maybe life has slowed you down in another way. Maybe you’re waiting. Maybe you’re between assignments. Maybe the door hasn’t opened yet. Maybe you know there’s more, but God hasn’t told you to move. So before you call yourself stuck, I want you to sit with this question: Am I really stuck…or could God be asking me to be still? Talk to me, sis. 💕