Do you know what is probably the most difficult command for me to obey? It’s stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes (1 Samuel 12:16). Come on, Lord; why stand still? Why not get busy and do this and that and then you’ll see the great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes? That would be so much easier for me.

I don’t like standing still. I hate standing still. I love movement. I love busyness. I love activity. I love to-do lists. Let’s go. You can do it. Keep on keepin’ on. Those words are music to my ears but not stand still.

Why is it so hard for us to take our hands off and let God run the show? It’s hard for me to stand still because I’m a controller. I want to be in charge. That’s my personality, and I’m much more comfortable when I’m running things than when I have to take orders. My guess is some of you are the same way.

I’d rather drive than be a passenger; I’d rather give a presentation than listen to one; I’d rather lead than follow. I constantly struggle to take control of any situation I’m in. Therefore, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes is hard for me to do.

At one point in my life when I was going through a particularly difficult period of standing still, I would get frustrated and start to act. And each time, as I would take the controls back in my own hands, I would hear the quiet voice of God in my mind saying to me, quite simply, “Can’t you trust me?”

That’s what it takes to stand still—trust. And when you and I are willing to take our hands off, give up the control, and stand still, we are saying to Jesus, “I trust you. You’re smarter than I am. You can run this show better than I can.” And when we stand still and demonstrate our faith in him, he is pleased.

Want to please Jesus today? Stand still, give up the control, and show him you trust him. Don’t do something; just stand there!