Be Still

I will always remember one move in particular by Reggie Bush in his Heisman Trophy season. He was running down the sideline against Fresno State. He only had one person to beat, but instead of trying to outrun his defender, he simply stopped and allowed the defensive player to run right past him. After that, Bush ran across the field untouched for the touchdown.
I will also always remember a touchdown that never happened. In one of the most exciting AFC Championship Games ever, the Pittsburg Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts in 2006. The Colts were favored to win due to their incredible offense and improved defense. After their offense could not get the job done in the last minutes of the game, the fate of the Colts seemed certain. However, their defense stepped up with a gargantuan play. They forced a fumble from Jerome Bettis and recovered the ball heading back toward "the promised land." There was only one person for the defensive player to beat.. .the quarterback! Not only is the quarterback supposed to be a terrible tackier, but there were at least four other Colts to escort the ball carrier to the end zone. The rest is history. Instead of the ball handler taking advantage of his help, he surged ahead in an attempt to outplay his opponent one-on-one and was tackled on a great play by Roethlisberger.
My point? I was reading Psalm 46:10 to do a quick study on the statement "Be still, and know that I am God." I was intrigued to find the rest of verse says "I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." (KJV) This sounds like such a stark contrast to the "stillness" of the first of the verse. In fact, the whole chapter speaks of God's power even to the point of "melting the earth with His voice." (Gameplan) No matter how bad things get, we can take refuge in God's strength by simply being still.
One of the greatest men of God also moved when he should have remained still. Instead of speaking to a rock in order to bring forth enough water for Israel to drink, he hit the rock out of frustration. Although God blessed Israel with the water anyway, God did not allow Moses to enter the Promised Land. (Numbers 20:7-12)
If the ball handler had been still, his "help" (Colts teammates) could have blocked Roethlisberger and perhaps, like Bush, could have run untouched into the end zone. We, too, need to be still and let God plow us a path to the "Promised Land" (His perfect plan for our lives). Even if the only obstacle appears to be a helpless quarterback, we should not take things into our own hands. Be still and know that He is God; "The Lord of Hosts is with us [and] the God Jacob is our stronghold." (verses 7 and 11 in "God's Gameplan")