The reason for unrest in our lives and the solution - 2 Chronicles 11-16

In 2 Chronicles 12 we have the story of Judah coming under attack by the King of Egypt. It is quite clear in the first verses of that chapter that the reason God sent the King of Egypt to attack Israel was because the King of Judah and his followers had refused to continue to listen and obey the voice of God and the law of God. In 12:5 God says that because they had forsaken Him - He had forsaken them and allowed an enemy to come against them. Now most of us know that this is Old Testement stuff and God works with us different than He works with them ... right? The answer to that question is yes, it is OT stuff, but no, it is not different in the way God works with us in regard to sin. We may be set free from the eternal penalty for sin in our lives and it is true we are forgiven. However, it is also true, according to Hebrews 10 and several other New Testement passages, that God continues to discipline the children He loves if they continue to sin. So, the principle of 12:5 is still true today. Reject God and He removes the safety and ease we have in HIs will. God uses the cares of this world to correct us and to chisel us and to get us back on track. However, in 12:6 we read that the King of Judah and the people of Judah "humbled" themselves. They called upon God and asked for forgiveness. God always hears the cry of the humble. In fact, James tells us He gives grace to the humble, but resists the proud. We don't overcome these things on our own. We humbly submit to God and He provides the grace to move us to new places and fresh relationships with Him. Are you proud and working on your own, or are you humble and seeking God to give you peace? Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up. In 12:7 God promises them "some measure" of deliverance. God can allow us to live in the state we have chosen so that we can know the difference between living with Him and living without Him. In 14:6, 7 we read that a new King, who wholly followed God, was given rest from his enemies because he wholly followed God. Solomon, in all his wisdom stated it this way: "When a man's ways please the Lord He makes even his enemies to be a peace with him." (Proverbs 16:7)