This morning, I was driving to the gym to lift weights, and my radio was on a station playing a podcast I normally do not listen to. The host was telling a story about his friend who went shark diving many years ago. While his friend was preparing to be in the water with the sharks, he was given strict instructions to be very still. He was told that the sharks would purposefully bump into him and knock him around, but that if he remained perfectly still, he would not be bitten or eaten.
He would learn that sharks don't really want to eat humans. They have a taste for fish. Shark attacks are not very common, and usually, when they do happen, it is because they think the human in the water might be a fish. So, being very still is essential when you are in the water shark diving.
I have no idea how much of this is true, and I do not wish to go shark diving ever. The closest I ever came to a shark in the water was when I was swimming with my daughter in Pensacola, and a baby shark swam right next to us, so close we could touch it. The thought of that baby's mom being close by was enough to scare me badly.
Back to the body bumps. Whether this is true or not, it started to make me think about the devil and his imps and how they push us around. They bump into us to prod us and get us off our game. What happens if instead of moving, we stay still? What if we stand firmly on the Rock, the Lord Jesus, and refuse to move? Will they run off and leave us alone? Will they stay gone for a while before trying again?
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. (Psalm 62:5-6)
It is my goal to stop moving, to not let the winds of pain and trouble move me from my solid rock. I am putting my hope and faith in God, and when the devil, like a shark, bumps me, I will not move. May God grant me the strength to fight with self-control, with faith, with strong resolution to trust and not be moved.
