Peace Be Still

It is in the moments of quiet stillness that we are allowed to see a glimpse through God's eyes of our true potential.  It's in these moments that if we listen and truly ponder the feelings in our hearts that we can better understand our divine nature.  Sometimes we search and search to find something, sometimes to the point of obsession.  We cease to see anything beyond our problems.  But if we can learn to be still, and to listen and just be, the blessings we are able to feel and understand are monumental.  Some understandings take years and years and years to learn and acquire.  And sometimes we can best see the answers to our questions, or hurts, or problems when we aren't looking for them.

Sitting in the quiet stillness today I came to to know a little bit more about how my Heavenly Father feels about me.  The feeling I get in the moments my silly wiggly almost 2 year old lets me hold her, is the feeling of my Saviors love for me.  The love and patience of my husband in quiet moments we are together, is the feeling of my saviors love for me.  The love and understanding mirrored in someones eyes when they could easily see my imperfections if they chose to is truly the love of Christ.

It is in these moments that I begin to accept the things in my life I know the Lord wants me to learn from.  The kind of things that at times are too big in my heart and mind to see beyond.  Like loosing my mother, or not being able to have children on my own time table.  These moments of tender mercy from above help me to be at peace.  I still can't explain those difficult things, but I can feel more and more at peace about them.

I am truly grateful to my Father In Heaven for these moments, and for the people he has placed around me that make them possible.  I know My Heavenly Father loves me, and I know that He loves each of you just as much.  I know that if we will learn to be still, to calm our emotions, and to listen quietly, He will make known to us many important things, including His love for us.