Enjoy the Quiet

This is a devotion Corrie sent me February 15th - 10 days before I had Liam. It meant so much to me then and even more now that I am in a different kind of season of life. Things are slower, my to-do list shorter, my body still in recovery. These words encourage me to live fully in this season.

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Thank Me for the conditions requiring you to be still. Do not spoil these quiet hours by wishing them away, waiting impatiently to be active again. Some of the greatest works in My Kingdom have been done from sick beds and prison cells. Instead of resenting the limitations of a weakened body, search for My way in the midst of these very circumstances. Limitations can be liberating when your strongest desire is living close to Me.

Quietness and trust enhance your awareness of My Presence with you. Do not despise these simple ways of serving Me. Although you feel cut off from the activity of the world, your quiet trust makes a powerful statement in spiritual realms. My strength and power show themselves most effective in weakness.

Zechariah 2:13, Isaiah 30:15, 2 Cor 12:9 (AMP)