I haven't meddled where I have no business
or fantasized grandiose plans.
I've kept my feet on the ground,
I've cultivated a quiet heart.
Like a baby content in its mother's arms,
my soul is a baby content.
Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope.
Hope now; hope always!"
(Translation: The Message)
Shoooooooooot dang! This is a beautiful psalm that has been rolling around (ever so ungracefully) in my heart the last few days. The imagery that the psalmist uses of a child in its mothers arms is so beautiful and tangible. God has comforted me through this psalm but also is correcting me. I do not have a very still or quiet heart. Most of the time I am concerning myself with things way above me. I camp out there and set dumb standards for myself that cause me to have a frantic heart. God is teaching me about trust, about rest, and about being still. It's hard to live life when you're a dreamer sometimes. I love the last line of this psalm. "Hope now; hope always!" God is certainly worthy of my hope. I am pretty darn faithless and near sighted... but my teacher is loving, humble and gentle in heart. (Matt 11:28-30). My hope is in him coming through and keeping his promises. My hope is in his love.
Help me to understand your love Father.
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