The reality of “pressing in” is harder than we realize. It’s a learned behavior, for sure. We have to train ourselves to go one direction when our minds and our bodies are trying to send us another. It takes energy and effort that may be hard to find when all you want to do is be still. And for me, being still is the stance I take to help regain my strength or reestablish my composure, which in many cases is what that maybe is supposed to look like. What I am learning though, is that what I am doing when in that stance is the most crucial part of regaining strength. I am learning that “being still” doesn’t just look like sitting by myself not doing or saying anything, but it’s putting myself in a position to meditate on the truths of my heavenly father. It’s battling Satan with God’s truths. It’s slackening when I am so tense and backed-up with emotion that I can’t even allow God to penetrate. The truth of the matter is that God loves me. He loves me on my worse days and he loves me on my best days. He wants to have a relationship with me. He wants me to call on him in the midst of battle. It’s easy to call on him when life is good or when things are easy, but it’s in those moments of our lives when we are broken and hurting that we must practice leaning in.