faith

Show me your ways, O LORD,
       teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
       for you are God my Savior,
       and my hope is in you all day long.

Psalm 25:4-5

"Come to me,
all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:26-28

Not to us, O LORD, not to us
   but to your name be the glory,
   because of your love and faithfulness.

                            Psalm 115:1

"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"

Matthew 7:9-11

Praise the LORD, O my soul;
       all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul,
       and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins
       and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
       and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
       so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
The LORD works righteousness
       and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
       his deeds to the people of Israel:
The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
       slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
       nor will he harbor his anger forever;
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
       or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
       so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
       so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
       so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
       he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass,
       he flourishes like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
       and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
       the LORD's love is with those who fear him, 
and his righteousness with their children's children-
with those who keep his covenant
       and remember to obey his precepts.
The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
       and his kingdom rules over all.

Praise the LORD, you his angels,
       you mighty ones who do his bidding,
       who obey his word.
Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
       you his servants who do his will.
Praise the LORD, all his works
       everywhere in his dominion. 
Praise the LORD, O my soul.

PSALM 103, emphesis mine

God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
he plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
the clouds ye so much dread
are big with mercy, and shall break
in blessings on your head.

His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste,
but sweet will be the flow'r.

from the hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way

"Rest. Rest. Rest in God's love. The only work you are required now to do is to give your intense attention to His still, small voice within."

Madame Guyon

You will say in that day:

"I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
And he has become my salvation."

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

"Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exhalted.
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is is the Holy One of Isreal."

Isaiah 12:1-6