Despair

More thoughts from Streams in the Desert

"He said, 'This is the resting place, let the weary rest'; and, 'This is the place of repose'- but they would not listen." (Isaiah 28:12)

Do you think all the commotion and the uproar of this life is evidence that God has left His throne? He has not! His mighty steeds rush furiously ahead, and His chariots are the storms themselves. But the horses have bridles, and it is God who holds the reins, guiding the chariots as He wills!

Tonight, my soul, be still and sleep;

The storms are raging on God's deep-

God's deep, not yours; be still and sleep.

Tonight, my soul, be still and sleep;

God's hands will still the Tempter's sweep-

God's hands, not yours; be still and sleep.

Tonight, my soul, be still and sleep'

God's love is strong while night hours creep-

God's love, not yours; be still and sleep.

Tonight, my soul, be still and sleep'

God's heaven will comfort whose who weep-

God's heaven, not yours; be still and sleep.

I implore you to not give in to despair. It is a dangerous temptation, because our Adversary has refined it to the point that it is quite subtle. Hopelessness constricts and withers the heart, rendering it unable to sense God's blessings and grace. It also cause you to exaggerate the adversities of life and makes your burdens seem too heavy for you to bear. Yet God's plans for you, and His ways of bringing about His plans, are infinitely wise. Madame Guyon