It Is Well...

“But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131:2.

When my children were infants and I approached them for feeding, it was startling at how frantic they seemed right before they ate. It seemed as if they didn’t believe with complete confidence that they would find their nourishment. The peace that came over them as soon as they were eating was comforting only for them to lose their peace and security later. The next feeding was met with just as much searching and anxiety for them as the previous feeding. As they grew and were weaned, they learned that I would be faithful in providing for their hunger and thirst.

This is the beautiful imagery that David asks us to picture. A child represents a person who is both inferior to and dependent upon their parent. A child who has been weaned is one who has reconciled and been assured that a new way of feeding can be trusted. David meets this imagery with his soul being full of peace, resolve and surrender to his heavenly Father. When we face challenging circumstances that leave us emotionally empty and spiritually questioning, we can choose to ‘Be still and muffle the roars of our fears.’ We can be that secure little child weaned off of the chaos of feeding in places where the food runs out. Like that precious toddler, we hold our Father’s hand trusting completely in where He is leading and from whom our nourishment will come. Our soul is comforted when we surrender our own ideas and trust Him for a new way, a new structure and a new plan.

‘It is well…in my soul.’