February 23 – Morning Reflection“When Silence Speaks”

This morning, I woke up already aware of a heaviness in my body — a quiet tension that I could not ignore. It wasn’t just physical. It felt deeper, like something pressing on my spirit, trying to distract me from the peace I have been holding onto.

But today, I made a choice.

I chose to lean into God’s Word.

As I stepped into my day, I carried Psalm 23:2–3 in my heart:

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul…”

And I kept repeating it.

Not just as words — but as truth over my life.

Because I realized something:

Even when my environment feels unsettled, God is still leading me beside still waters.

Then there's that moment you leave your house, step into a building, you sense that not everything around me was aligned with peace. Sometimes, you walk into a room and feel a shift — an unspoken tension, a heaviness that doesn’t belong to you.

And in those moments, it becomes easy to question yourself.

Did I do something wrong?

Did I say something I shouldn’t have?

But I’ve learned that not every atmosphere is a reflection of me.

Sometimes, people are carrying their own burdens, their own emotions, their own silent battles. And if we are not careful, we can start carrying what was never ours to begin with.

Today, I had to remind myself:

I will not carry what God did not place on me.

I will not take ownership of someone else’s mood, someone else’s struggle, or someone else’s misunderstanding.

Instead, I choose to remain anchored.

Because God is not a God of confusion — He is a God of peace.

There was a time when situations like this would shake me deeply.

When I would feel the need to fix, to explain, to make things right — even when I didn’t do anything wrong.

But growth teaches you something powerful:

Not every situation needs your reaction.

Not every tension deserves your energy.

Sometimes, the most powerful response is stillness.

So today, I chose stillness.

I chose to stay in prayer.

I chose to stay grounded.

I chose to stay focused.

Because I am learning that peace is not something I find — it is something I protect.

And as I continued speaking Psalm 23 over my life, I felt a shift.

Not around me — but within me.

Because God was reminding me:

“I am your Shepherd.

Even here… I am leading you.”

So today, I will walk gently.

I will guard my heart.

I will not allow tension to take what God has already restored.

Because I know this:

I am being led beside still waters — even in the middle of noise.

Reflection:

Peace is not the absence of tension…

It is the presence of God within it.