{"id":57438,"date":"2019-01-15T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-archimedes.45-76-20-142.plesk.page\/2019x101x1be-still-new-year\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T17:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:59:57","slug":"be-still-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsbishop.com\/2019\/01\/be-still-new-year.html","title":{"rendered":"How I’m Choosing to ‘Be Still’ in the New Year – Mrs. Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.\u2019<\/p>\n

Exodus 14:14<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Be still.<\/p>\n

What does it mean to be still?<\/p>\n

Especially in today\u2019s society, I think we\u2019ve lost the ability to be still. To get bored. To let our minds wander.<\/p>\n

We get a few spare minutes and our hands automatically reach for our phones. A remote\u2026 anything to break the silence.<\/p>\n

But sometimes the stillness is what we need.<\/h5>\n

I remember when I was younger- laying on my bed and staring out the window. Replaying the days events. Day dreaming about the future. Planning for the weekend. None of these activities involving a screen. I didn\u2019t have any- so I didn\u2019t even have the option.<\/p>\n

My heart aches for the younger generation- they never truly know the meaning of boredom. I worry they won\u2019t ever know the feeling of stillness. How to embrace and enjoy the peace of silence.<\/p>\n

With how crazy our Holiday season was- always running errands. Wrapping presents. Cooking and baking. I really needed a moment of quiet. Once the new year hit and the decorations were put away- I found myself really enjoying the clutter free- quiet and peaceful few days we had before we got back to our normal routine.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve reached for my phone less- left it in the other room. Reached for a book over the television. Played board games with my\u00a0 boys. Today I even laid on the couch and spent a blissful half hour watching the clouds roll across the sky, and the trees swaying in the cold breeze.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t even opened my laptop to work in weeks- and I got a new one for Christmas!<\/h5>\n

Now that I\u2019m in my 30\u2019s, I\u2019m really feeling how quickly life flies by. I\u2019m a mom to an almost 7 year old- and it blows my mind. I truly thought the infant, then toddler days would never end and here we are halfway through 1st grade!<\/p>\n

HOW?!<\/p>\n

The other thing I\u2019ve noticed about basking in the quiet, and learning to be still: I pray more. I thank God more- because my mind goes to what an amazing life I have and how many wonderful things I have to be thankful for- when I\u2019m not scrolling and looking at snippets of the lives of every single person I know.<\/em><\/p>\n

Believe me, as a blogger- I spend my share of time on social media, my computer, my phone. But, this year I\u2019m going to remember to take breaks. To step back and re-evaluate what\u2019s important. And to remember to be still. Because in the stillness I seek Him, I thank Him, and I relax more.<\/p>\n

What are you focusing on in the new year?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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