God has led me to a passage in Isaiah three times in the past two days! The third one was kind of comical, like “Okay, God. I’m listening.
Isaiah 30:15
15 This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it".
in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it".
I am working on reading through the whole Bible (not in a year, just eventually) and right now I am in Isaiah. I came across this verse the other day and it really stood out to me, because my life does not reflect this right now. I was getting all worked up about many things and was NOT finding rest in Christ.
The next time I ran in to it was later that evening, I was reading a book called “Firsthand” by Ryan & Josh Shook. It is about going through a faith crisis and coming out with a faith in Christ that is all your own. This book literally showed up at our doorstep… okay, the churches doorstep with Kurtis’ name on it. I have really been enjoying it. and then came across this passage again about rest, quietness, and trust. Seems like such an odd concept when I have SO MUCH to accomplish.
Starting this week, I am officially a “stay at home mom”. I have been enjoying sleeping in a little and have had some great times with family and friends. *Let me say that sleeping in and hanging out with friends and family does not characterize being a stay at home mom! This was just the first week. I have been thinking a lot about how early morning is really the only time I have for some alone time in the Lord's presence, so this morning I decided to try to get up early (6:30am is early when your kid sleeps till 8:00)! I opened up the devotional Jesus Calling, and today’s was about spending time in the Lord’s presence. And then guess how it finished: “My spirit within you is more than sufficient to handle whatever this day may bring. In quietness (spending time with me) and confident trust (relying on my sufficiency) is your strength”. Isaiah 30:15
There it was again! This time I had a chuckle. He obviously wants to get a point across! Forgive me, Lord, for trying to accomplish this myself. Help me to rest in you!
Deployment Update: While we will be wrapping up at Mesa 1st at the end of this month, our departure date has been delayed by about 3 months. We were supposed to leave at the end of April. THAT’S THIS MONTH! (I can’t even imagine what life would be like right now if we needed to move in 24 days)! Instead, the date has been moved to August 1st, 2013. We are excited to have a few more months to get so many things done and this will also hopefully allow us some moments of rest as we prepare for about 10 months of training and 2 years of missionary work in Ecuador.
