Knowing Him Daily

11.September.2026

As this post publishes on the 25th anniversary of September 11, I want to pause and acknowledge those still carrying that loss, whether it was a person taken that day or a peace that was never quite restored.

Moving forward. Clearing physical clutter is one thing. Clearing the emotional and mental version is another exercise entirely, and it’s rarely simple. You pick something up, feel the pull of a memory attached to it, and start mentally justifying why you should keep it, when if you stop long enough, letting go is clearly the better option. Not just because your space looks less cluttered, but because of what that item has actually been costing your mind, your emotions, and your peace the whole time you’ve been carrying it.

The Japanese have a word for this, “ma,” intentional empty space. Not emptiness because something is missing, but emptiness on purpose, and space left open so the mind has room to rest. It runs against a lot of what many of us grew up with. We have walls filled edge to edge with photos and shelves packed with items meant to prove who we are. I remember visiting a home once where every single surface and wall was filled, and even though it was full of good things, I couldn’t stay in that space long without feeling overwhelmed. It was visual clutter, but it was also emotional and mental clutter, and my whole body felt it.

Be still, and know that I am God. 
Psalm 46:10

Be still. Not busy proving something, not filling every wall and every silence, just be still. That kind of stillness feels foreign to a lot of us, almost uncomfortable, because we’ve been trained to believe that empty space means something is missing rather than something is finally available.

In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15

Quietness produces strength, not weakness. The more willing I’ve become to sit in actual silence, no scrolling, no rehearsing an upcoming conversation, no replaying one that went wrong, the more clearly I’m able to hear Him. Not because He got louder. but because I finally made room.

So here’s what I want to leave with you today. How much silence are you actually willing to sit with, one minute, one hour, one full day? Can you sit without a to-do list forming in your head, without drafting mentally the next conversation before it happens, without rewinding the one that didn’t go the way you wanted?

Can you truly sit still, with no distractions, and just be?

If you have never given your life to Jesus Christ, you can do that right now. Pray this with me:

Dear Heavenly Father, 

I confess that I have sinned, and I believe Jesus died for my sins and rose again on the third day. I ask Jesus, come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Thank You for saving me. 

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Part 3 of Clearing the Clutter picks back up Sunday, right after a brief detour.