Somewhere With God, Studies in being led by His Spirit, by Bible teacher and author Nita Berquist, is full of rich teaching from the word of God. The book is a guide of discovery through many scriptures and tackles difficult problems, like the following:

Faith and resting are like twins, they grow up together, embracing and arguing, and then embracing again. Sometimes their struggle seems insurmountable, but in the end, each is looking to once again join hands with the other.

Our walk with God is like that. We often exercise our faith with courage and determination. Then we struggle, because resting at times feels like laziness, disobedience, or even a lack of compassion.

At those times, the message of rest seems counterproductive. It sounds like a betrayal of what is needed. Taking action, any action, feels like the right course. Yet, unless we have heard from the Lord, our minds may seduce us into believing that more work will produce the desired result.

The devil may get his licks in too, for he urges Christians to estimate their worth by how much work they do. However, thwarting the devil