Be Still in God's Presence

Psalm 131 : 1-2
LORD, my heart is not haughty,
Nor my eyes lofty.
Neither do I concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too profound for me.
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

This is a love song by King David to our God. David was a man after God's own heart. How was he being elevated to that position of closeness to God? Because he knows how to seek the face of God, in good times and in bad times. In this love song, King David gave us the 7 keys in his fellowship with God.
There are 4 No you don't do when you want to fellowship with God.
1. No haughtiness before God.
Dictionary describes haughtiness as the state of being "disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant". It is the sinful attitude of exalting your ideas and opinion above God's. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. People with such attitudes can never never be friends with God. Ps 18:27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
2. No lofty eyes before God.
A person with lofty eyes thinks he is better than others and sometimes even better God! Yes. Are you surprised? God will not receive a man with unforgiveness in his heart. Because God is someone who loves to forgive. You love to associate with someone like you. So does God. He loves to associate with somone who loves to forgive. If God can forgive you, you mean are you better than God to not to forgive the person? Jesus said, "Why do you criticise at the speck of wood in your brother's eye when you have a plank of wood in your own eyes?" People with a plank sticking out of their eyes always hit others wherever they turn.
3. No concern of great matters.
These are the great distractions of our lives. Do you sometimes in the middle of your fellowship with God, all of a sudden something undone pops into your mind and you started to fix that before coming back to fellowship? The Enemy sometimes shoot these distractions to prevent a fruitful and enjoyable time with God. Imagine King David having great political matters waiting at his desk but he chose to set them aside to seek God at that moment. Why not write them down and get back to them after your time with God? You wouldn't like your girlfriend or boyfriend to give you divided attention, neither would God!
4. No profound things.
Profound things are things like what is going to happen tomorrow, what are we going to eat later, who am I going to marry or some unanswered theological questions, for example, "are there aliens in outer space?" Profound things are things we don't know and when the time comes for you to know you will know. Do away with all these distractions!!

There are 3 Yes when you fellowship with God.
1. Calm youself
Rather than choosing to be worry and anxious. Choose to calm yourself down. Instead of coming to God with a verbal diarrhea list. Let's be composed and draw near to listen and hear what the Spirit is saying.
Ecc 5:2 Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven and you on earth.
Pro 17:27 He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
2. Quieten your soul
Quiet your soul, silence the other voices, and hear God's voice speaking to your heart. God wants to speak to us. He is our loving Father, He so much wants to speak to you than you want to speak to Him. He will speak to you.
Ps 107:30 Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.
3. Like a weaned child
What is your picture of a weaned child? Imagine yourself like a baby weaning at your mother's breast. A weaning child is oblivious to what's happening in her surroundings. She is totally dependent on her mother's protection and food. She trust her mother totally. When we come before God to draw from Him the spiritual nourishment, let us draw near Him with a true heart in full assurance of faith. When we approach God like this, He will teach us His ways. Ps 25:9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Let us examine ourselves and let's come spend some quiet moments with God now.
"Lord I pray that whoever hears these words will come to a new level of intimate relationship with You. That our fellowship with You will become even more dynamic and may Your holy Presence be here and speak to us. In Jesus's most beloved name. Amen."