Resting with God

I have a book called "God Calling". If you've never read this book I would recommend it to you. It's a devotional. The story behind it is that two women prayed daily and wrote down the things that God said to them. OK - there's more to it than that but I can't remember the particulars. But these things in the book are not just their organized thoughts as are so many books but they are the things God said the way God said them.

I have a widget on my IGoogle page that quotes from that book. I am especially appreciative of today's because Larry and I are looking at some new beginnings and you know how it can be with new beginnings. There are always extra perceived needs when there is a starting over and you want to carry on life as usual through the new beginnings.

Several of the quotes on that widget have been very encouraging but this one really caught me today especially as it comes on the heals of some conversations about resources and directions:

"All work that results from resting with Me is miracle-work. Claim this power."

We have, more than once, had to remember the difference in waiting FOR God and waiting WITH God. This quote focuses on RESTING with God to produce work. Expression rather than doing. Yeilding rather than obedience. And it helps me to remember right now, right at this moment, that if we are truly walking something out with him then what we need will be where we need it when we need it to be there.

We have, more than once, walked something out with him but not always successful in doing it his way - not waiting, resting with him. That is our focus right now. We trust our hearts as we always have but hopefully with some gained wisdom and maturity that will enable us to walk it his way the whole way.

He is a good and faithful Father and we can trust him.