Isaiah 30:15

In returning and rest I shall be saved. In quietness and trust shall be my strength.

May 12

The focus for my prayer time was Isaiah 30:15 In returning and rest I shall be saved. In quietness and trust shall be my strength.

I realize that I have to keep returning to Him and rest there. He is my strong fortress and defender. The battle is not mine. I need to rest. At first, as I was praying, my picture of returning to Him was me walking to Him at His fortress. I am walking across a barren land and He is in the distance. As I get close, His huge wings ready to enfold me, but I am facing Him at arm's length, just a little too far for an embrace. I am going to Him but not quite there. I sense Him nudging me to fix the picture. So the next time I said, In returning and rest I shall be saved, I was wrapped in His wings, His mighty pinions around me, and here I can rest. It is Here I can lean against His chest, feel His strength, and relinquish control. I need to be quiet internally and externally. I need to quit my thoughts and trust Him. When I do this I feel stronger. When I keep trying to figure things out, find solutions where there is none, I become drained and my strength is depleted. When I quiet my thoughts and trust His way, when I surrender all I want to control, I feel powerful and at peace. Only in God could surrender feel powerful and peaceful. I carried this quiet strength with me all day.