In Too Big A Hurry

Isaiah 30:15, “For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.”
In our world today everything is fast paced. We all expect instant results, instant response and instant gratification. If it is slow we reject its value. We all live by the clock. We have to get to somewhere, do something and all must be done right now. There never seems to be enough time to just stop and take a deep breath.
I read a story about a pastor who for twenty five years served the Lord in the same church. As he was retiring friends and colleagues gathered to congratulate and to extol his many virtues. Of the many eloquent speeches made there was but one the aged pastor treasured most. It did not come from a fellow pastor it came from a layman. He said, “I have observed my pastor for the past twenty five years and I have never seen him in a hurry.”
The old pastor acknowledged that for years he had asked God to teach him how to renew his strength through “quietness and confidence”, as he read in Isaiah 30:15. In this verse Isaiah was calling rebellious Israel to return to God and rely on Him to find new strength. The pastor, however, saw in that verse a principle applicable to his own life.
People are all made different. Some are quite, some are high-strung, but no matter their temperament each can renew their strength when they spend some quite time with the Lord.
We all set alarms so we can get up and get ready to meet the day. We all have schedules to keep and things that must be done. What would happen if we set the alarm to schedule an appointment with God before we rush off to meet that day? We rush from task to task and often feel frustrated because we first did not spend some quite time with the Lord. Though we may be too busy for God , God is never too busy for us. Let us learn the principle set forth is Isaiah 30:15. In quietness and confidence before God we find the real source of strength to stay calm.
I will close with this bit of wisdom. Never take on more work than you have time to pray about.