cease striving

Psalm 46:10

The NIV says
"Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

my NASB says
"Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

This word striving is helpful to me as i try to understand this.

dictionary.com tells me
strive – verb
1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard
2. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success.
3. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete.
4. to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate.
5. to rival; vie.

I play a part in what God is doing, but what He brings about will not come because of my striving. It will come as I trust that He is God and as I submit/yield to His will. This God that I trust - He delights to give us good gifts and He chooses to use us to bless others. I want to know this God more and I want to listen intently to Him, moving according to His grace and love. This won't always look like being still, but I don't imagine it to look like how I envision one who is "striving"... I think of striving as when I'm moving exhaustively according to my own strength and working myself toward the dead-end of burnout. The point that this verse is trying to get across to me is that I am to cease doing that. It doesn't mean that the pendulum swings to the extreme and I now have license for sloth. I am to let go, maintain open hands, and trust God. He says He will be exalted among the nations and in all the earth - I want Him to be exalted in my life.
less of me, more of Him...