A Powerful Verse

My husband and I are making our way through a Daily Bible together. I will admit that we haven't been reading it every single day, but we've been trying to fork out time in the evenings to read as often as possible. We both realized that we haven't read nearly enough of the Bible and decided that we might as well tackle the whole thing together, bit by bit.

Last night we read about Moses parting the Red Sea and came across this verse, which I don't remember hearing or reading ever before:

"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."

-Exodus 14:14

I love this. I think it's so powerful, and so comforting. These words speak to me in a very personal and uncomplicated sort of way. I tend to be a very big worrier, about things large and small, about things I can and cannot control. I feel most comfortable when I have a plan, and when things in my life are up in the air I don't always respond gracefully. And too often I forget that over-thinking and dwelling on life's inevitable obstacles (which I'm pretty good at) cannot provide a solution.

This verse reminds me to relinquish myself to God, to trust His plan for my life over my own, to let Him fight for me. It reminds me to aim for a still heart and a still mind--so difficult for an over-thinker like myself!--and to let God take away those worries.

How do these 12 words speak to you? I'd love to hear.