Be still, and know that I am God...

Today was a wonderful day. It was my first college snow day. I awoke this morning to find that the little white flakes that begin falling yesterday afternoon had turned into roughly a foot of snow. The fields and trees that 24 hours ago had been a drab, dead brown had been transformed into a brilliantly white panorama. And, much to my great joy, when I signed on to the the college internet network, a small notice popped up on the screen. The simple white box, with black font inside read, "Notice: Classes are cancelled today due to the storm." It felt like Christmas morning. After going around the dorm to share my joyious news with my roomate and whomever else would listen to me, I crawled back under the covers and slept for another 3 hours. The rest of the day was spent relaxing with the girls in dorm and finishing up a couple of papers.

This week had been such a stressful one. Everything was coming due, and I wasn't satisfied with how my papers were turning out. A friendship here was becoming strained. The burden of financial stress of next semester was weighing on my shoulders. I had been getting so little sleep. My horrible schedule had pushed my quiet times out of the picture, leaving me feeling spiritual dry. Late last night, while working on a paper due in 8 hours, I felt so overwhelmed by everything, I sat in the dark and cried. I resigned myself to the idea of everything falling apart and I climbed into bed for a few hours of sleep.

But God taught me a lesson through this snow day. Everything, absolutely everything, stopped for the day. Time slowed down and everything was beautiful in its pure virgin whiteness. God sent the snow and God could take it away. He is in control and reigns over all creation. And he reigns over my life. "Stop running, Emily. Stop panicing. It's going to be okay. Be still and know that I am God." God is in control, I can stop being so overwhelmed and worried. I can trust him to take care of me. The stillness of creation under the quiet white snow is like my soul under the watch of my King.