Ps 131:2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me [ceased from fretting]. AMP
Perhaps 10 years ago, God showed me this scripture and told me I was His weaned child, as are all believers. A weaned child is one who no longer requires mother’s milk but has not yet been supplanted by a new baby. This understanding was one of the ways He led me to the peace I have today.
At the time, I was newly divorced, my sons were grown and my life was not as I had pictured it. When I thought of the future, I was truly frightened by what was ahead. The financial security I thought was for life was gone; I found myself doing work that really did not satisfy me and was not as prosperous as I had been led to believe it would be. I had had to sell my home; it was too expensive to keep. I lived in an apartment complex that was becoming unsafe. I was one paycheck away from homelessness. I was not physically well. The ravages of a lifelong illness not diagnosed until I was 50 interfered in my ability to function.
What has happened in the past 10 years is not so much that my circumstances have changed. I believe I have been healed of that illness and the evidence proves I have been healed of its side effects. I do have a small home now and feel safe but not because of the surroundings. I’m doing the same work but in a location where it is valued and so my wages more than pay my bills. I have friends and family who love me and I love but I still live alone.
What has changed is that I have learned that God will not forsake this weaned child. I have more confidence in His ability to provide what I need and to fulfill the dreams of my heart that He has planted there. His faithfulness to me, His weaned child, has been complete. When things have not worked out as I had expected, He has shown me why and that what was coming next was better.
I know deep in my spirit and now in my soul that He knows best and will accomplish His purposes in and through me. Those unfulfilled dreams He gave me will come to pass in His time and in His way.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I am so grateful that I have peace and trust in God so that like a weaned child, I have calmed and quieted my soul.
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