Rest!

Thankful for...

the fact that we can REST in Christ! 

Isaiah 30:15 :  In returning to Me and resting in Me you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength. (AMP)

Read that verse in a devotional today, Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young. I will go ahead and type out the rest: 
"Rest in my presence when you need refreshment.  Resting is not necessarily idleness, as people often perceive it.  When you relax in My company, you are demonstrating trust in Me. Trust is a rich word, laden with meaning and direction for your life.  I want you to lean on, trust, and be confident in Me.  When you lean on Me for support, I delight in your trusting confidence. 

Many people turn away from Me when they are exhausted.  They associate Me with duty and diligence, so they try to hide from My Presence when they need a break from work.  How this saddens Me!  As I spoke through My prophet Isaiah:  In returning to Me and resting in Me you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength."

Verse cited:  Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 30:15.
Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart;lean not on your own understanding.

(Ginny again!: )
 It is such a blessing to know that I can rest with God and trust Him to renew me, and help me accomplish whatever He asks me to.  I'm weak but He is my strength.  I'm fearful, but He is my confidence.  I need His help, and I try to tell Him so everyday.  Like, loving people.  It always feels like I'm about to leap from a tall building when I think of reaching out to love someone I have never met or talked to much, but God faithfully enables me to love when I take that step in faith- when I lean back on Him like a child and listen to His voice. "Go ahead," and totter forward.  I'm glad to say the tottering is turning, as time goes on, into a walk with purpose.  People say I am one of the most loving people they know--- THAT is a God thing.  Imagine, one of my biggest obstacles, is what people identify me by. 

People in the Bible are that way, too.  David was just a young boy, but he defeated a giant.  Joseph was the baby of the family and betrayed by his brothers into slavery, but Joseph became second to the king of Egypt or something like that and saved a lot of people from famine.  Paul was a killer and persecuted Christians, but God made him the author of a big chunk of the New Testament and someone who founded churches (an apostle).  Deborah was a woman, which made you low status in OT times; but she lead the Israelites to victory and a time of peace and prosperity.  It goes on and on.  Our God seems to be a God of paradigms.  As we trust and lean on Him, He can do more than we ever thought possible.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.  1 Corinthians 1:27

For nothing is impossible with God.  Luke 1:37

How are you today?  Have you had a busy week?  Hope you can have a  Restful weekend, whatever you are doing... God can meet us wherever we are.  (oh, how wonderful!)

Keep on!
:) Ginny