Just be.
Something the Lord instructed me to do in my quiet time with Him recently. Three times He said it. And y\’all know…when He says it three times, He means business lol.
Lately, I\’ve found myself looking to add more. Looking to do more. As if I\’m not already doing enough. Getting settled in a new place is already a big task in itself, but add a full-time job, taking care of a parent with dementia, a 10 y/o girl who\’s going through puberty, and a daughter being away in college…I\’d say my plate is full. My mind is full. Oh, and let me add that I\’m a single mom juggling all of this with the Lord.
But because I don\’t feel \”accomplished\”, here I am trying to figure out what else I need to be doing to get ahead. Continuously going to the Lord and asking \”What else I should be doing.?\” Which now brings up the question \”Is it accomplishment I\’m looking for… or fulfillment?\”
My life looks nothing like I imagined it would, so I find myself mentally & physically striving to figure out how to \”get there\”. How to get those promises He gave me fulfilled – like now lol.
So, when I took how I was feeling to the Lord, He said
\”Amber, you\’re mad because things aren\’t happening on your timeline, Just be. Be in me, do your work, take care of your family, and write this blog when I call you to write.
No striving.
No adding more.
Not forcing anything.
Just be
Be present.
Be content.
Be where I have you.
Immediately Psalm 23 came to mind, because that\’s exactly what it looks like: letting Him lead, letting Him restore, letting Him provide, letting Him settle my soul.
Psalm 23:1-4 – The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leas me beside quite waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name\’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Did you know that sheep will keep wandering and grazing until they’re exhausted or unsafe. A shepherd sometimes has to slow them down for their own protection and restoration.
As His sheep, He has to do this with us – and it makes so much sense. I kept telling the Lord, :I\’m so exhausted, I\’m so tired, I\’m doing everything I can\”. He knew exactly why. He knew exactly what I needed.
So, He called me to rest. To slow down. To stop striving. To just be.
If you’re feeling anything like I’ve been feeling… tired, stretched, trying to figure out the next move — I hope this gives you a little peace. I even had to ask God, “How do I just be?” And He showed me: be content in Him. Trust that if He has you here, then you’re not off track. You’re not late. You’re not missing anything.
It’s just your flesh that’s uncomfortable. He’s your sustainment — not your striving.
So if He’s telling you to slow down, breathe, or stop adding more… you’re safe to do that. You’re held. You’re provided for. And you’re exactly where He wants you right now.