“Can you let go of control?”

There’s so much that we can’t control.

And you know this well. Whether you own a business or work for someone, whether you’re single or married—much of life is outside our control.

How often do I hear people say, “I HAVE to do this now,” or “Déborah, if I don’t work through this, everything will fall apart.” And what I observe from the outside is that these people, under the pressure of trying to control everything THEMSELVES, trying to save everything, are breaking under that pressure. 😟

David, who was also constantly confronted with immense pressure and, as the king of an entire nation, says something in Psalm 131 that really speaks to me:

“...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; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.” (Psalm 131:1-3 ESV)

In Hebrew culture and language, the soul is often considered the seat of emotions and inner struggles. So when David writes that he has calmed his soul, he is showing how he found inner peace—not by striving for things beyond his control.

Here, David is painting the picture of a weaned child sitting calmly and contentedly on their mother’s lap. A weaned child has learned not to demand to be fed 🍼but to find peace and trust simply by being near their mother.

And this is the posture that the great King David lived in. He had managed to unlearn his childish and human desires and needs—especially the need to control everything—and he brought his soul to rest by trusting in God’s care rather than relying on his own strength or wisdom. Powerful!

What can we learn from this? Letting go of control means allowing God to intervene! 🤯

You are a miracle!

Déborah

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