"For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not."
Isaiah 30:15
You know, I think this actually happens a lot. Isaiah's prophecies happen cyclically anyway... some of the destruction he predicted that has already happened is symbolic of destruction that is yet to come, for instance... but even apart from any historical significance, I think this happens to us in our lives. We often tend towards the dramatic. :) God tells us... hey, just chill. Things are going to work out. (That's just a paraphrase... he probably uses much more godlike language.) But we won't accept that. Chill? What? No! We have to "handle" it... we have to get on our horses (which they do in the verse after this) and ride off... to escape it, or to solve the problem ourselves, and invariably make it worse instead. Even on an even smaller level with interpersonal problems, we do this. We can't give it a rest. :) We can't stay still, remain quiet, and listen often enough. We jump in and (again) make things worse. :) So, today, let's try. Try to listen instead of jumping in, returning rather than trying to run away, and find that confidence that comes through quietness, and intently listening to the spirit. It isn't always easy... we want to be *right* and we want to take *action* and we want ... a lot of things. But if we stop for a while, and clear all of that ambient noise from our heads, and really listen... who knows. Maybe we'll learn something. God's timing is always better than our own.
Isaiah 30:15
You know, I think this actually happens a lot. Isaiah's prophecies happen cyclically anyway... some of the destruction he predicted that has already happened is symbolic of destruction that is yet to come, for instance... but even apart from any historical significance, I think this happens to us in our lives. We often tend towards the dramatic. :) God tells us... hey, just chill. Things are going to work out. (That's just a paraphrase... he probably uses much more godlike language.) But we won't accept that. Chill? What? No! We have to "handle" it... we have to get on our horses (which they do in the verse after this) and ride off... to escape it, or to solve the problem ourselves, and invariably make it worse instead. Even on an even smaller level with interpersonal problems, we do this. We can't give it a rest. :) We can't stay still, remain quiet, and listen often enough. We jump in and (again) make things worse. :) So, today, let's try. Try to listen instead of jumping in, returning rather than trying to run away, and find that confidence that comes through quietness, and intently listening to the spirit. It isn't always easy... we want to be *right* and we want to take *action* and we want ... a lot of things. But if we stop for a while, and clear all of that ambient noise from our heads, and really listen... who knows. Maybe we'll learn something. God's timing is always better than our own.
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