Friday, October 24, 2014

Soul Rest

Humility, which involves losing our self-sufficiency, is a secret of soul rest because it does not presume to secure outcomes. On the other hand, pride is the root of disobedience. We think we are "big enough" to take our lives into our own hands and so we disobey what we know to be right. This distances us from God and forces us to live on our own. Soul rest becomes impossible. When living in the cradle of humility, we understand that God has a plan for our lives that goes far beyond anything we can work out. We simply rest in His life as He gives it to us. While resting in God, we can be free from all anxiety, which means deep soul rest.
Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart Daily Devotional pg 145