Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

Our Father wants us to know that we are in a war and we are not home yet.  In the meantime, rest.

Resting is to catch my breath in God’s arms while the storm rages.  Resting is to settle my soul in His embrace while violence swirls. Resting is to collect my thoughts for my next steps in a posture of repose. Resting is to believe that even in the worst of things, He will have the last word.  Resting is to cling to the Victor when it appears Satan is winning, to compose a song of faith even in chaos.  Resting is to trust God when Satan would tell me I’ve been betrayed, to stay faithful when circumstances suggest He’s not been faithful. 

I rest in the character of God and not in the expectation that I will be delivered from pain. God sees what I cannot and His plan is redemptive though the present plotline appears senseless.  My life is hidden in Christ and, like Him, I am destined for glory.

You are my firm foundation in confusion, my rock of refuge in sinking sand.  Amen