'Your ears shall hear a word behind you saying,
"This is the way, walk in it."
Whenever you turn to the right hand
or whenever you turn to the left.'

-Isaiah30:21

ive always loved this verse. haha. i remember coming across it for the first time when i was in sec4. and what great encouragement it brought to my heart. but today, i just realised that i interpreted this verse in the completely wrong context. hahahahahha. i still love it. but ive come to realise that this 'voice' we hear, is the voice of teachers, of instructors. hur. if i had just read the verse before that, i wouldnt have misread it.

"and though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity
and the water of affliction,
yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore,
but your eyes shall see your teachers."

-Isaiah30:20

its just like how i used to use 2tim1:7 "For God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind"
for calming myself when im freaked out. when in actual fact, this verse is with reference to speaking the word of God boldly, with strength of faith and power.

DYU SEE THE IMPORTANT OF READING GOD'S WORD IN IT'S CONTEXT.
you cant just take a verse out and say it means this.
and once again i am rebuked and humbled at the inadequacy of my understanding.
and i see how much more i need to learn and grow.

because He waits,
and He is gracious to me.
He waits to have mercy on me.

"in returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.
BUT YOU WOULD NOT."

-Isaiah30:15

if you skipped everything i wrote above, at least read this last verse. 'but you would not'. if you will not, God waits. and He promises return and rest. quietness and confidence.

let my lifesong, sing to You.