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When God invites you not to worry, you can say yes-thank-you (and rest), or you can say yes-but.
“I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand and says to you, ‘Do not fear. I will help you.’” Isaiah 41:13
Father, please teach my fearful heart to trust You and rest.
What if God’s dos and don’ts (even the most inconvenient ones) are only there to keep you and yours well and good?
“The Lord said . . . ‘If only they would keep all My commandments, so that it might be well and good with them and their children always.’” Deuteronomy 5:28-29
“Aim to do right.” Sign from a barn in Maine
Little children know that they’re too small to carry the weight of the world. Do I?
“Little children, . . .” John 13:33 (Jesus to the twelve at the last supper)
“The peak age of laughter is age four.” Dr. Richard Swenson
Feeling unsteady and helpless is a good thing if it reminds you to ask for (and enjoy) help.
“[T]rust the Lord to uphold you, and you will be sustained and supported and carried.” 2 Chronicles 20:20
“Be like the bird who, pausing . . . on boughs too slight, feels them give way . . . and yet sings, knowing she hath wings.” Victor Hugo
There’s a big difference between a child alone and a child in his father’s arms.
“Thou . . . alone knowest what lies before me to do or to suffer. But because Thou art my Father, I am not afraid.” John Baillie
“God is . . . exceedingly abundantly present to help in trouble and adversity. Therefore, we will not dread and fear. . . .” Psalm 46:1-2
When you get huge news (even great good news) and you’re in charge, you have to race ahead trying to answer all the new how and what-if questions. If you’re not, you can be still and relax and rest and savor and smile.
“Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake/To guide the future as He has the past. . . .” Katharina von Schlegel
“Like a shepherd, He will care for . . . and carry . . . and gently lead. . . .” Isaiah 40:11
