Resting in His Arms

Last night, Becca shared with me a touching story about singing her niece to sleep. Her story reminded me of an evening last May while I was babysitting a sweet little girl. Mckenna’s bedtime routine consisted of giving her a bottle, while rocking her to sleep. Have you ever held a child and noticed that sometimes they fight going to sleep? As they fight going to sleep, all they do is exert more energy, making them even more tired. This was the case with Mckenna. But eventually, she started to ease more into my arms and she fell asleep. She was so incredibly peaceful. I held on to her for quite sometime while I realized God was teaching me a lesson. At times, I fight resting in His arms, just as Mckenna fought falling asleep that night. When I fight, it wears me down even more and makes me even more tired. But as soon as I do trust and let go, He gives peace and He carries me. Perhaps it’s not as easily said as done, but He’s faithful and provides perfect peace.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee." -Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)