I read through the book of Isaiah recently and this passage stood out to me:
“We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life.” Isaiah 26:18
The phrasing of this passage slapped me in the face. It shows us that while we often writhe in labor—if we do it without God—we will give birth only to wind. As a driven person this causes me to stop in my tracks. And rightly so.


