Resting In Hope

These last few days with school looming in the immediate, instead of the far, future, I have tried to rest. Because my automatic response to problems is to do something about it. One of my strongest pet peeves is when people sit around complaining about their problems but then do nothing to fix them, especially when action is the obvious thing to do.

So, it's not easy for me to rest. I was reading a book recently, and it talked about resting in hope. It wasn't used in quite the same context as I have been using it, but it appealed to me. It's not that I'm being lazy, and it's not that I'm being still... it's resting in hope; in expectation.

I've always heard that it's not enough to ask God to direct you... you have to be going somewhere. Your foot needs to be on the gas before the steering wheel can take you anywhere. I like maps... GPS's are good, too. They tell you how to get where you want to go. But waiting... uh-uh.

So, these last few days, with my bank account sitting at not nearly the sum I desire, it's hard to choose to rest.. to rest in hope above all things... to be still.