Quietness is expressive of submission to the holy will of God, and supposes a waiting upon Him as directed by His word.
It is the believer's duty to be silent before God while He is working, and that all things will be made plain by-and-bye.
Smith defines quietness — not passivity but submission. Tranquillité. The soul that trusts the One who is working.
And this verse has already appeared in the journal — Fénelon's entry on wandering thoughts. The gentle return closed with Isaiah 30:15. Fénelon from seventeenth-century France. Smith from nineteenth-century England. Two authors, two centuries, the same verse, the same truth. The manna matched the moment then. It matches again tonight — three days from the signing.
He should confide in the Lord's word, and rely on the Lord's wisdom, love, and ability.
Our confidence must arise from God's word, a review of His dealings with His people, and the relation in which He stands to us.
We may be confident, for God, who has spoken is true, and hath confirmed His word in every generation.
Confidence in God is everything. No room for sinful doubt and worry.
The peace of God surpasses all understanding.
Lord, make me a blessing to others! 🙏
Confidence in God is everything. Not confidence in the plan. Confidence in God. La confiance.
No room for sinful doubt and worry. Smith said: beware of complaining or replying against God. Doubt and worry replace confidence — and confidence is the strength. Deus não te deu medo — power, love, equilíbrio.
The peace of God surpasses all understanding. Le has longed for peace to read — and the peace of God is deeper than the peace of circumstances. It surpasses understanding because it does not depend on understanding.
Quietly confiding in God will give us strength; we honour Him by our confidence, and He will honour us by appearing for us.
Let us wait for Him, for it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
We honour God by our confidence — and He honours us by appearing for us. Every morning Le opens the Word is an act of confidence. Every evening she brings the devotional is a declaration: I trust Him. I am quiet before Him. He is working.
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
"Ne vous inquiétez de rien; mais en toute chose faites connaître vos besoins à Dieu par des prières et des supplications, avec des actions de grâces. Et la paix de Dieu, qui surpasse toute intelligence, gardera vos cœurs et vos pensées en Jésus-Christ."
Philippiens 4:6-7 · Louis SegondBe anxious for nothing. Ne vous inquiétez de rien. Not the signing. Not the road. Not the unknown. Nothing. Anxiety traded for prayer. Worry traded for thanksgiving. And the result: la paix de Dieu — guarding heart and mind. Not from understanding the situation. From knowing the God who holds the situation.
Three days. The apartment empty. The motorhome parked. And the peace of God guarding the heart of the pilgrim who prays: Lord, make me a blessing to others. 🙏
"Be still, and know that I am God."
"Arrêtez, et sachez que je suis Dieu."
Psaume 46:10 · Louis SegondLe's prayer: Lord, make me a blessing to others. The same prayer from entry 150. The apartment changed. The address changed. The country is about to change. But the prayer is the same.
The quiet soul blesses. The confident soul strengthens. The peaceful soul comforts. Be still. Be confident. Be quiet. And be a blessing.
Arrêtez, et sachez que je suis Dieu. Be still — and know. Three days. 🙏
"Confidence in God is everything. Lord, make me a blessing to others!"
Le · Caldas da Rainha · August 17, 2026 · Quietness. Confidence. Strength. Three days.Quietness
Not passivity — submission. Silent before God while He works. All things made plain by-and-bye.
Confidence
Confidence in God is everything. We honour God by our confidence — He honours us by appearing for us.
The Peace That Surpasses
La paix de Dieu, qui surpasse toute intelligence. Not from understanding. From knowing the God who holds the situation.
A Blessing to Others
The quiet soul blesses. The confident soul strengthens. Lord, make me a blessing. The prayer that does not change.