Psalm 131
The image our Psalmist gives us of a prayerful attitude is that of a weaned child with its mother. OK then!
“Weaned,” means, “able to take in solid food.” This is a child who is ready to receive more of what life has besides mother’s milk. Still, the security of being with mom matters a great deal!
A believer’s prayerful attitude then holds together both utter reliance and energetic freedom. It is at the same time, “Lord, hold me” and “Lord, send me!” The tension resolves when God speaks, either to feed, or to send. All authority remains with God, for God is still the source of life.
Thus, a prayerful attitude happens when:
We draw close and place ourselves in the care of our God.
Within that closeness we are fed until we are full and newly eager to go out into the world again.
That eagerness does not make us move on; only the heart of our Lord, and His Word does that.
How do we get to this point, where God means all, and we are eager to go and give all for God? The first step is to have that desire: both to make God supreme in our lives, and to do as God asks of us.
Just to get to this place takes more time than most people give to prayer, but it is the place where the power and the relationship between child of God and Lord God begins to flourish!
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