Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk. – Psalms 131: 1-2

One of the hardest things for human beings to let go of is the desire to be in control.

We want to know all the answers to life, and we want to be in full control of what happens to us.

And that desire for control often manifests itself through worrying and mulling over unanswerable questions:

• Why does evil exist?
• How long will I live?
• Just how big is the universe really?
• Why did God allow certain things to happen to me?
• What came first? The chicken or the egg?
• Why are some children born into loving families while others suffer from abuse and neglect?

But what we fail to realize over and over again is that this isn’t our show to control.

And like David, we shouldn’t concern ourselves with the unknowns of life.

Because there are some things we will never fully comprehend no matter how much we research, study, ponder or analyze.

David compares his calm and quiet spirit to a weaned child who no longer cries for his mother’s milk.

This means he reached a place where he truly understood that it was pointless to ponder all of life’s mysteries – a place of wisdom and spiritual maturity.

So instead of focusing on things that are outside of our control, or things that we don’t understand, we should feel a sense of peace in knowing that God’s love for us is eternal and everything we don’t comprehend is a part of His plan.  

Be blessed,

Alexia

Prayer: God, please calm and soothe my worrying mind. Please help me to grow and realize that your knowledge is infinitely sufficient, and I don’t need to concern myself with matters too incomprehensible for me to grasp. Help me to live with grace, purpose, and humility so that I can enjoy the days you’ve given me here on earth. In Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.