The LORD will fight for you, and you shall be silent. E1414
On February 5, I read the part from the diary "Streams in the desert"
Since my Heavenly Man told me that I had to work less, and He helped me to make a plan to keep the house clean (Workers@Home), I have had more free time. There are more moments of rest and silence in my life. When I experience rest or silence, I often become restless and feel unfocused. I like to be busy and enjoy activity. The result is that I come up with all kinds of plans to be busy. I wanted to be an instrument in His hand and get to work with this. I even thought about working an extra day again, while I have not even been working a day less for half a year. This situation caused me to pour out my heart to my Heavenly Man, because He knows how I feel and what my character is. My desire is to follow His leading and I wanted to know what to do.
And as so often happens, He gave me the right encouragement from the daily journals or from the Bible just when I needed it. I am so thankful that He had me read this passage from the journal today:
I don’t think we even begin to understand the wonderful power of being still. We are so busy, so busy, that we are in danger of not giving God a chance to work. You can be sure that God will never say to us, “Stand still,” “Sit still,” or “Be still,” unless He is going to do something. This is our problem with the Christian life: we want to do something to be Christians, instead of allowing Him to work in us.
God has one eternal purpose for us: that we be “conformed to the likeness of His Son” (Rom. 8:29). But for that to happen, we must stand still.
It is so wonderful that He let me read these words, suddenly I understood the principle of waiting again. I must be patient and content. I must learn to stay in His waiting room. This is a lesson that I have had to learn many times before because I am quickly inclined to walk away from the waiting room. It amazes me so much that He lets me wait with a special purpose, it makes me happy and curious. I do not have to feel uncertain but may be surprised by the things that He has in mind to shape my life and the lives of my children more and more according to His will.
Wait on the LORD, be of good courage and He will strengthen your heart; yes, wait on the LORD. P2714