Words of Wisdom

I was reading this great article today about Rebecca St James. The following bits really stood out to me. They're words I really needed to hear right now.

As Isaiah 30:15 says, "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength."

The last two days I've been driving by a sign in front of a local church that says, "The world honors success; God honors faithfulness." When you think about it, our obsession with checking things off a to-do list is a worldly success thing. We feel successful and efficient when we cross something off our list. But I've felt God tell me, Spend time with me, even though you're not being "efficient." Just love me and allow me to love on you. That's faithfulness; that's real success.

Be encouraged: you don't have to measure yourself by the world's standards. We can get so pre-occupied trying to accomplish everything that we forget - to just trust in Him and rest in His presence.