Quiet Love

Originally posted July 12, 2023

“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17

• Life can be noisy.

• Pride is loud; it shouts to self, about self, and for self only.

• Harsh circumstances can make the heart feel messy and loud.

• Rest can be evasive when you are hurting.

• True rest can be absent when you are walking in sin.

• Stress can be deafening.

• Bitterness is basically a full-blown brawl in your mind.

• Fear takes the imagination hostage ensuing a freight train of “what if” thinking.

• Waywardness dims the light of hope within our heart.

• A demanding schedule can make a life disordered. A sense of too busy will drown out the peace that comes from abiding in Christ.

• Confusion can fade the peace of the quiet.

Life can be noisy; no one is immune.

Sin is noisy; no one is immune.

God not only restores the rest, the quiet in our lives, but he also comforts us. He is not a far-away God, nor is he a God without mercy and compassion. He is a good, good Father and his way of care is both perfect and personal.

If your life has become noisy, perhaps these words of prayer will help guide you to the True Quiet.

LORD, quiet my heart, with your love.
Pull me close; hold me tight.
Wipe every tear; hush every anxious word,
comfort me; and calm my breathing.
Whisper my name.
Trace my smile; delight in me.
Examine the things I bring before you; search me.
Clean my thoughts; make my heart sparkle. 
Show me love that only the eyes of my heart can see.
Slow my day; lead me to be still before you.
Sing over me.
Adonia, as only you can, quiet my heart, with your love.
Amen

Blessings,
Jo