Quietly Wait?

Isaiah 30:15 "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not..

How sad! God promised His people a safe haven and peace if they return and trust in Him, but they didn't. They wanted their own way. They wanted to flee on horses, on swift horses. Oh that sounds quite familiar. God wants me to sit quietly and learn from Him, draw confidence from His Word, but I'd rather have my prayer answered "Right Now." I really don't like to wait.

Waiting and resting in quietness when the burden is so heavy, we feel we are going to lose our sanity. How can we? After all, shouldn't God see that our prayers need answers now? But no, many times God wants us to keep our eyes and heart on Him. The answer will come in His time.

Many years ago when our children weren't serving the Lord, I would pray and pray. I confess, I would worry. We were in Haiti and our children were in the States. I couldn't get to them, and I'm not sure what I would have done if I could have gotten to them. Sound familiar, moms? But every time I prayed, I heard God's soft whisper, "I know where your children are every minute. I love them more than you ever could. Trust me." I wish I could say I stopped worrying about them. I didn't. That quiet rest and confidence that God speaks about, seemed to elude me.

But the Bible is loaded with promises and invitations to give our burdens to the Lord. He will carry them for us. Isaiah 30:18 "Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you.." What a comfort, in the midst of our deepest need. He is waiting for me/you to give Him our burdens. He desires to pour His grace over us.

Grace....my favorite word in Scripture. But that is for another time in another blog..

His Grace Abounds
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