“Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise
On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;
Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,
So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.
Be still, my soul: the Sun of life divine
Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.”

I came across these hymn lyrics (again) today and thought they were highly applicable.

I was reading in Job the other night and read the part where messengers come to him and tell him everything that he had was completely destroyed (including his children). The Bible says that Job fell to his knees – and from here I demonstrate my lack of “God perception” versus how much Job perceived – I expected it to say “and He wept bitterly.” But it doesn’t say that. It says that He worshipped the Lord.

That was truly humbling for me to realize. Everything was gone, but Job never once cursed God. He declared that even if the Lord destroyed him, He would praise. He also declared that his Redeemer lives.

That’s amazing faith. I want that kind of faith, but most of the time it comes with stipulation to God like, “God give me that faith, but don’t make me go through anything hard to get there.”

Well, this situation with my mom is definitely difficult, but we keep believing that she will be healed.  With the hope of her coming home, we rejoice – But we also pray for complete healing from head-to-toe, inside and out.

I am reminded that even though I may be weary, Jesus isn’t. He never grows tired or weary. He is still in control (and thankfully he’s not tired at all).

So, we rest. We quiet our souls before the One who knows. We are still. We recognize that He is God. We continue to worship Jesus, and we continue to hope in what we do not see.

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:7-9

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

“Nada te turbe; nada te espante; todo se pasa; Dios no se muda,
la paciencia todo lo alcanza. Quien a Dios tiene, nada le falta. Solo Dios basta.” ~Saint Teresa of Avila

Translation: “May nothing disturb you. May nothing astonish you. Everything passes. God does not go away. Patience can attain anything. He who has God within, does not lack anything. God is enough.”