(excerpt from pastor chuck's book, "love: the more excellent way")

When the pressure is on and it seems as if you will be swallowed up by some calamity--when you've been waiting and waiting and nothing appears to be happening--you may feel tempted to give up on any divine response or action. But then the Spirit leads you back to the Word of God and once more you recall the faithfulness of God to His promises.

And that is where your soul finds rest.

"God," you say, "it is in Your loving hands. You are just going to have to take care of it. I cannot do it. I'm going to trust in You."

Of course, people will always try to get you back in the middle of it. They'll do their best to scare you, although usually not on purpose. Don't let them. Enjoy that beautiful rest, knowing that your problem is in the hands of your loving Lord, come what may.

So what if the whole thing collapses? So what if it all goes down the tubes? Hey, it's in His hands. If God wants it to go down the tubes, then how can you stop it anyway?