Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him, for He shields her all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders. Deuteronomy 33:12
The average woman struggles at one point or another with feeling like a disappointment to everyone in her life. Hi, I'm Sally, and I'm a disappointment. (*Hi Sally*) I'm pretty sure that as little girls we don't hope to grow up to be a disappointment. I know that we grow up with many different views of ourselves, depending on our environment. I know that expectations of us sometimes seem so great, that this time in life almost seems inevitable, no matter who we are. Yet the harder we try, the more tired we get and the further we become from who God meant for us to be.
So when we read that we, the Beloved of the Lord may rest secure in Him....Why don't we? Why do we continue to strive to be all the things which we assume will give us an identity? Why do we think our identity is based on WHAT WE DO, rather than who we are? Why must we have a title to feel important? Why don't we know how to rest secure? Why aren't we content to just sit between His shoulders and let Him carry us through life?
Could it be that we don't feel that we can rest.... because we really don't know HIM? To trust someone, you first have to know them and believe that what they say is true. If you know Him but you aren't resting secure in Him....it might be time to get to know Him better. He's given us His Word. He promises that if you seek Him, you will find Him. (i.e.Jer.29:13)
Psalm 91 is a wonderful definition of WHO He is....(I went through it listing Who it says He is.)
Most High, Almighty, a refuge, a fortress, your shield, commander of angels, rescuer, protector, deliverer.
In this chapter He also promises to....
give me rest, save me from the hazards and diseases, cover me under His wings, guard me in all my ways, rescue me, protect me, be with me in trouble, deliver me and honor me, satisfy me and show me His salvation!
So WHO I AM is completely secure simply because I'm His. Try this exercise with Isaiah 40 and you'll find that He alone is God and there is No one that compares to Him.
The problem is many of us grow up with the wrong view of God. Many of us tend to base our ideas about who our Heavenly Father is on our earthly fathers or mothers. This is natural, but because our parents are human, there is no comparison. We hear lies from our enemy who wants to destroy us about how mean and unfair God is. The only way to know the Truth about WHO God is, is to get to know Him through His Word in a very personal way. In order to establish our own identity, knowing WHO He created us to be, we must know our Creator. When we are secure in His identity, then we can rest in ours.
