A light in the darkness...

I opened my Bible just now and my eyes rested on a gem of scripture that I know God wants me to understand in my situation. Today is the first day being headache-free in a long time and I was comforted by the letter of a friend. I've been under the weight of a lot of stress lately but, today, I think I'm seeing a bit of light.

O Lord, my heart is not lifted up,
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
my soul is like a weaned child.
O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time on and forevermore.
Psalm 131

To me this passage speaks about contentment in the darkness. It is the prayer of David. In humility, he recognizes he is in a weak place in which he doesn't have the power or the wisdom or the strength to push through. But despite the need he feels, David finds contentment in being childlike, in being small, in being without comprehension, without knowledge. David is able to rest in the mother heart of God and be at peace because he trusts God's power, God's wisdom and God's strength and his knowledge. The hope that David holds in his heart is one that he longs for all his people to understand.

I told Jesus I needed to hear his voice and he answered me. He's saying I need to rest and trust in the security that he is for me. I cannot save myself...he must be the one that comes through in my situation. Tonight I feel like I believe that again.

Thanks Jesus.