Trust Is A Heart At Rest

Though the above verse was written to the children of Israel, we can make a personal application. I especially want to note that they were not willing. How often we find ourselves in this category, unwilling to return to the Lord, to trust and rest in him. Life’s busyness can be a distraction, keeping us from the very thing that is so needful.

I call my ‘set aside’ time with the Lord my quiet time. He ministers to my heart as I am still before him. We find our true rest through our intimate communion with the Lord. I love this acrostic that defines rest:

Releasing
Everything
Simply
Trusting

The enemy of our soul will do everything he can to keep us from flourishing in our walk with the Lord. His distractions and derailments are strategically designed to pull us off track.

I am so grateful that the Lord is patient. He waits for us. He knows what our heart’s need is, and he tenderly draws us to himself. He is never demanding or forceful. His desire is that we will desire and long for him.

Have you ever been stopped in your tracks? I have. In 1977 I fell head first into a six foot ravine. It resulted in a severe brain injury, and I didn’t remember that I fell for 3 1/2 years. The Lord used that time to woo me to himself. He began to teach me what it means to truly rest in him.

I had accepted Jesus as my personal Savior when I was 11. Yet through the fall, he introduced intimate communion. It is a vital union with him that we must guard with all of our heart.

You are Lord over all. Thank you for drawing me to yourself. Lord, I cherish my quiet time with you. I purpose in my heart to let nothing in this life rival my intimate communion with you. Thank you for teaching me how to rest in you through stillness.

Throughout this day: make some time to ask God to reveal any areas of your life you are unwilling to fully trust and rest in him, and thank him for his patience. Then commit yourself to nurturing and prioritizing your intimacy with him in all ways. You may be encouraged by listening to “Trusting Jesus, That is All

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