I hope you had an awesome Friday. It has been a good day for me. I bring this Scripture to you today because I feel the peace of God and I have this confident trust in Him. There is a rest I have because God is faithful. The goodness of God is so wonderful I have to share. I pray you are blessed and encouraged.
I was reading this Scripture, and I felt the peace of God so strongly.
Isaiah 32:17 “And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.” NASB
The longer you build your relationship with God, the more it permeates your life. There is an old gospel song I learned years ago: Sweeter as the Days Go By. This song resonates with me because the longer I am with the Lord, the stronger I feel about all that He has done for me. He has proven Himself faithful. It’s a part of His character. He will do the same for you.
My daughter and I shared happy and sad memories last night as we remembered times where but for the grace of God. I have been saved since before I had my first child. I made Jesus my Lord after realizing salvation was just the beginning. That took a minute. I had not let go of the reign of self-control and “I got this” yet. This post may certainly seem sentimental but the sentiment of gratitude is never misplaced with the Lord.
It is said that hindsight is 20/20. My only problem with that is, if not for what I’ve been through, would I feel the way I feel right now? Would I be as grateful, thankful, and willing to share the goodness of God? Things could have been different, but would that have been necessarily better?
In sharing my journey, I hope to encourage others not to stay stuck in the past on past mistakes. We do learn from our past. I have come to believe that God allows many trials and challenges so that we get Him, really get Him. Do you have Him? The fruit listed in this Scripture is solely from the strength of the relationship with Jesus Christ.
Be blessed and encouraged.
One response to “Peace, Quietness, and Confident Trust”
Thank you. It’s last night that I was sharing with my family about the confidence that comes as a result of fear for and trust in the Lord as portrayed in chapter fourteen of Proverbs. And I looked back at my own life and wondered if I would be anywhere near the person that I am today if it were not for the Lord.