Believe Trust And Rest

Gen 8:9  But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
 
Gen 8:10  And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
 
Gen 8:11  And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

God knows exactly when to withhold or to grant us any visible
sign of encouragement.

How wonderful it is when we will trust Him in either case!

Yet it is better when all visible evidence that He is remembering us is withheld. He wants us to realize that His Word His promise of remembering us is more real and dependable than any evidence our senses may reveal.

It is good when He sends the visible evidence, but we appreciate it even more after we have trusted Him without it.

And those who are the most inclined to trust God without any evidence except His Word always receive the greatest amount of visible evidence of His love.

~Charles Gallaudet Trumbull~
 
Believing Him; if storm clouds gather darkly ’round, And even if the heavens seem hushed, without a sound?
 
He hears each prayer and even notes the sparrow’s fall. And praising Him; when sorrow, grief, and pain are near, And even when we lose the thing that seems most dear?
 
Our loss is gain. Praise Him; in Him we have our All.

Our hand in His; e’en though the path seems long and drear We scarcely see a step ahead, and almost fear?
 
He guides us right—this way and that, to keep us near. And satisfied; when every path is blocked and bare, And worldly things are gone and dead which were so fair?
 
Believe and rest and trust in Him, He comes to stay.
 
Delayed answers to prayers are not refusals. Many prayers are received and recorded, yet underneath are the words,“My time has not yet come.”

God has a fixed time and an ordained purpose, and He who controls the limits of our lives also determines the time of our deliverance.

~Selected~