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This is from Psalm 131. Has any one had experience with this chapter? Any thoughts on it?
My good old King James says "Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child."
Being a mom, I have watched the "quieting oneself " that children learn in the weaning process. Do you suppose in some of our maturing in the Lord, He weans us from some support or the other, so that we learn to quiet ourselves and behave in a grown-up way?
I love this Scripture, Secret Agent WD40. : ) (Love your name!) Ever since discovering that it is a "quiet" and peaceable life that pleases the Lord, I've tried on many occasions to discipline myself, both in public settings and when I am alone to quiet my soul. " I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour ." (1 Tim. 2:2) ... And ....."that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thess. 4:11.) It's not something we talk about in our church or family circles these days. But it needs to be.
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Hi Tillman! I'm very pleased to meet you! I love the King James too! And I'm so glad that you being a mom chose to respond. How many kids do you have? I'd love to hear you descirbe more about the "quieting oneself" that you have been witnessing. I'm sure my mom on some level saw what you are talking about but it's not something we were fortunate enough to talk about scripturally. The fact that David is comparing this to the weaning process of his soul is akin to Nicholas Cage finding a room of National Treasure behind a small ordinary wall. "Big doors swing on small hinges." Yes, I agree that inherent in the concept of weaning, naturally speaking, that there is a movement towards maturity from one area of support to another. Similar to riding a bicycle with training wheels to riding one without training wheels. The idea of maturing in the Lord as you mentioned or "spiritual weaning " (new coined phrase by me! ) of our souls does suggest several things. And this is by no means comprehensive but one, he indicate that it's possble, two, that there is an order to things (i.e., spirit, soul, then body), three, that you can know when the process is working. Would love to hear more of your thoughts and if you've run across any related scriptures. God bless you and thanks again for responding.
Hi Donna! Very nice to meet you Miss SpiritGal! And for top secret espionage purposes please keep my name under your hat... Thank you very much for your reply! I loved reading it! I"m with you that it's not something talked about or in my mind, emphasized or highlighted enough from a teaching and practical stand point as something that is, from the ground up, spiritually necessary, nurturing and healthy but also pleasing to Him. I certainly wish it were standard dinner table or living room conversation in my home. So let's talk about it! I'd love to hear more about why you love that passage and also what led you to the discovery of God being pleased with a 'quiet and peaceable' life and that wonderful scripture you quoted & how that has impacted you and the way that you think. What does quiet mean to you? What does peace mean to you? From that passage I can see some of the "ingredients" necessary to make this a fully blossoming experience or spiritual reality i.e.,verbal, mental, spiritual exercises of prayer, thanksgiving, supplications, and study and the physical behavior in public settings. There seems to be an underlining assumption here too that being in the presence of God is an essential ingredient to the experience. I will cite specific scriptures in the next post but I can certainly see 1 Tim 2:2 up and running in the life of Christ as a way of life in various scenes of the gospels. What do you think/see? God bless you and thanks again for responding. To be continued... Over and out...