In Quietness and Trust

      There is a lot going on right now. We are getting ready to move, but there is also a story that I'm dying to tell you. However, until it is a signed deal, my lips are sealed. This is proving to be very hard for me. Today, I was talking to God about how excited I was, and asking "Why am I having to wait to share this?" A verse from last week's message instantly flooded into my head. The pastor preaching at our church was sharing Isaiah 30:15 . It says, "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it." The context of the verse is that the Assyrian army was coming to take over Jerusalem and people of the town were having a hard time repenting of their trust in the nation of Egypt to come to their rescue. They didn't want to sit still and merely trust God, but that is all they needed to do. He gave them the victory in His timing.

      As soon as I thought of the verse, I realized the problem that I was having:

Although I didn't lose any sleep over where we were going when I didn't have a clue, this past week has been hard for me to rest. I've actually woken up a couple of nights and been so excited that I can't go back to sleep without getting up and praying and reading in the Bible. I've rationalized it in my head that it's just because I'm so grateful. Indeed, I am grateful, but do I really think this is a spiritual thing that I'm having a hard time waiting on His timing. No, it is because I'm impatient, and I want to figure this all out as soon as possible. This verse hit me like a ton of bricks, especially the last part of it: "but you would have none of it". So this afternoon despite everything going on, I laid down and took a nap for 30 minutes. Guess what? I actually slept, and I feel much better. We were designed to rest, not to go, go, go 24/7. I'm taking this verse to heart, and I encourage you to do the same. When it is His timing, I will be able to shout from the mountaintops of His goodness. For right now, I'm quietly resting and waiting on Him.