Good morning…
“Significant doers draw from a well of quietness before God,” writes author and spiritual director Jan Johnson. “For example, Amy Carmichael was a single missionary to India who received temple prostitutes, eventually establishing a home and school for them. She also wrote this: ‘Give much time to quietness. We have to get our help for the most part direct from our God. We are here to help, not be helped, and we must each one of us learn to walk with God alone and feed on His word so as to be nourished. Don’t only read and pray: listen. And don’t evade the slightest whisper of guidance that comes.'” (When the Soul Listens, 166-167)
For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel has said this, “In returning [to Me] and rest you shall be saved, In quietness and confident trust is your strength” (Isaiah 30:15a, CEV). Then God’s convicting comment comes in the second half of verse 15: But you were not willing.
“What will it be for me today?” we must ask ourselves honestly. “Will I give much time to quietness?” Or “Am I not willing?”
…Sue…
