Spiritual Journey Blog

While modern culture associates stillness with quiet meditation, the biblical command in Psalm 46:10 carries a much deeper meaning. In Hebrew, the word for "Be Still" is raphah. In this context, it doesn't just mean to sit in silence; it is an active command to "stop your busyness" or "drop your weapons".

Worldly abundance is often defined as a "very large quantity" of things like time, money, or patience. However, the problem with "more" is that there is never a ceiling; extra time is eventually filled and extra money is spent, causing that sense of abundance to slip away. In juxtaposition, spiritual abundance is about God’s grace being sufficient even in the middle of a mess.

The worldly view of abundance is having more stuff. Webster's dictionary actually defines it as “a very large quantity of something.” The problem with more is that there is never a ceiling for needing more. It happens slowly. Eventually, the extra time is filled, the extra money is allocated or spent, and you find your abundance slipping away. In juxtaposition, a spiritual abundance is all about God’s grace being sufficient in the middle of the mess.