For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress. I shall not be greatly moved...My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him.
He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be moved. With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God.
Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people, pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah (v.v. 1,2, 5-8)
The soul is comprised of the mind, the will, and the emotions. When we are trusting God and resting in Him, we do not try to figure out what is going on or speculate about how God might respond to us, but our minds are still, our wills want what God wants for us, and our emotions are calm as we wait confidently for God's answer. We do not try to make anything happen in our own strength; we wait for God to move on our behalf.
As we wait on God, we learn to develop the attitude Jesus demonstrated in the Garden of Gethsemane: "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not My will, but Yours be done." Luke 22:42 That's the place we need to come to in our spiritual lives. We need to get to the point where we can say, "God, I don't like this; this hurts; this is not what I had planned; this is not what I wanted; and God, I'd like You to take this away, but if that's not Your plan, then give me the Grace to endure it."
We find great peace and enter into supernatural rest when we are able to surrender. I finally had to admit that God is simply smarter than I am. Life becomes much easier when we sincerely believe God is in control and really does know what He is doing. We get into trouble when our souls decide to stop waiting on God. When our wills don't want to wait anymore and our minds are tired of being still, and our emotions find ways to express themselves.
When God asks us to be still and wait, but we insist upon trying to make something happen, striving and frustration are the results. On the other hand, when we discipline our minds, wills, and emotions to rest in God, He takes care of everything according to His good plans and in His timing. (Joyce Meyers-Happiness)
Waiting is very hard for me to do; I want things to happen--situations to change--people to change. The term "supernatural rest" tells me that I'm not the only one who struggles with waiting on God. I can tell Him though what I'm feeling and allow Him to do the rest.
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