A Nursing Child

Well, I thought I'd blog again. Not quite ready to finish Philippians. Perhaps someday. Sometimes I long to journal the spiritual nuggets of truth that I receive from God in His precious Word. So, that's what I'm going to do with this blog - at least until I get distracted and move onto the next thing. Ah ... my restless spirit.

This morning I read these verses from Isaiah 49:14-15:

Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me." Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you.

The New Living translation actually inserts the word "NEVER" after the quote of Zion. It's as if the Lord is fighting for us. What a beautiful picture. And to think of our position as a nursing child - desperately needing God to sustain us; completely relying upon Him for our every need.

This past weekend we had our women's retreat. The entire weekend was beautiful as we dug into the Word and fellowshipped with one another. I am so grateful for the time. Our theme for the weekend was "what not to wear" and we had a lot of fun with it. In our study of God's Word, we talked about some of the things that we as believers must take out of wardrobes and what needs to replace these items. I love the analogy and think I'll try to use it as much as I can when gleaning truths from Scripture.

O Lord, help me to put on the garment of trust in You as I rid myself of trust in self. Help me to look only to You to sustain me. Give me this day my daily bread. Thank you for being my loving heavenly Father. Your love is matchless.