Stephen W: In Stillness with God
-By Stephen W Recently, someone asked me a simple question: “What has been happening in your life lately?” In that moment, I didn’t know what to say. I was stunned and had no answer. My days have felt like a cycle—wake up, go to work, come home, scroll through social media, fall asleep, and repeat. Week after week, month after month, this routine left me with little time to pause and reflect. I realized I hadn’t stopped to notice what God might be trying to reveal to me this past year. The verse then came to mind: “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 This reminded me of an exercise I once did in college where we practiced being still in God’s presence. We sat quietly on the lawn outside my dorm for 20–30 minutes. The goal was simple but incredibly difficult: to sit in silence and think only of God. No distractions! As I tried, my mind filled with noise. I pictured myself standing in a blank white room when suddenly text bubbles floated across the space: exams, studyin...
