Leaning

Psalm 131:2 (KJV) Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

(Proverbs 14 also read)

I can’t remember this period in my life.  I wonder if David actually remembers or if he is just observant.  I’m not sure that every baby is this way.  My mother tells me I kept giving her hugs until I was about 11 years old.  Shame on me for turning 12, but there wasn’t much I could do about it.

This speaks to me today because I tend to be an introvert who is a loner.  As a general rule, I don’t find my satisfaction in life from deep sharing with other people.  That could be a real problem because we can become so isolated and out of touch that damages who we are and what we do.

I think the point of this verse has been my salvation.  In a very real since the Lord has become the One that I have leaned on.  Some might think that is unhealthy.  I don’t think so. I t might be nice if we have others that we can depend on, but it has to start with our relationship with the living God.

So?  All you extroverts may not know what I’m talking about.  We need to start to learn to trust by trusting in God.  To be honest, everyone else will probably let us down at some point, but we can count on Him.