Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul

[Mr. M]

Psalms 131

Verse Two

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,

Like a weaned child with his mother;

Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

A weaned child is not simply transitioning from milk to solid food.

Weaning involves an infant learning to survive without the "suck reflex",

by which they calm themselves. Until they can understand "take a deep breath",

they need assistance. Hence the pacifier.

So how does one attain a calm and quiet soul?

Verse One

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty.

Neither do I concern myself with great matters,

Nor with things too profound for me.

Isaiah ministers in the Spirit of the Comforter

30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:

In returning and rest you shall be saved;

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness,

quietness and assurance forever.

A Call for us to minister in comfort

Isaiah 40:

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,

that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned:

for she hath received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Psalms 131

Verse Three 

O Israel, hope in the Lord, From this time forth and forever.

I was ministering at a Rescue Mission, with many receiving deliverance

from everything from heroin to alcohol. Unfortunately, the Pastor would not

require them to quit smoking, thinking to give some leniency. So I began to pray

for a word that would shake them to want to quit smoking on their own.

That is when the Lord spoke to me from Psalm 131, and the notion

of being weaned as a child from the suck reflex. He showed me that chronic smokers,

because of the constant drag and pull of smoking, had actually re-activated the suck reflex,

and hence could not calm themselves. This is the reason for chain smoking.

Not a nicotine addiction, but an inability to calm and quiet themselves.

"I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul".  Isaiah 38:15

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[Mr. M]

Jeremiah 30:10 ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.

[BeyondET]

On 12/26/2022 at 9:29 AM, Mr. M said:

Psalms 131

Verse Two

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,

Like a weaned child with his mother;

Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

A weaned child is not simply transitioning from milk to solid food.

Weaning involves an infant learning to survive without the "suck reflex",

by which they calm themselves. Until they can understand "take a deep breath",

they need assistance. Hence the pacifier.

So how does one attain a calm and quiet soul?

Verse One

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty.

Neither do I concern myself with great matters,

Nor with things too profound for me.

Isaiah ministers in the Spirit of the Comforter

30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:

In returning and rest you shall be saved;

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness,

quietness and assurance forever.

A Call for us to minister in comfort

Isaiah 40:

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,

that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned:

for she hath received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins.

Psalms 131

Verse Three 

O Israel, hope in the Lord, From this time forth and forever.

I was ministering at a Rescue Mission, with many receiving deliverance

from everything from heroin to alcohol. Unfortunately, the Pastor would not

require them to quit smoking, thinking to give some leniency. So I began to pray

for a word that would shake them to want to quit smoking on their own.

That is when the Lord spoke to me from Psalm 131, and the notion

of being weaned as a child from the suck reflex. He showed me that chronic smokers,

because of the constant drag and pull of smoking, had actually re-activated the suck reflex,

and hence could not calm themselves. This is the reason for chain smoking.

Not a nicotine addiction, but an inability to calm and quiet themselves.

"I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul".  Isaiah 38:15

I liked a good part of the post, though smoking and a pacifier are different, one doesn't alter neurotransmitters and the other does, chemical additions effects brain functions damaging those transmitters.

Edited December 30, 2022 by BeyondET

[Mr. M]

6 minutes ago, BeyondET said:

I liked a good part of the post, though smoking and a pacifier are different, one doesn't alter neurotransmitters and the other does, chemical additions effects brain functions.

Not saying they are the same, but that high strung chain smokers who are unable to "calm and quiet"

themselves without a cigarette are exhibiting "unweaned" behavior. I have heard the testimony of

enough addicts, and their relationship to cigarettes to know how much the "drag and pull" means 

to them. And when they are attempting to quit, they usually are sucking on something all day.

Peppermints are popular!

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[BeyondET]

8 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Not saying they are the same, but that high strung chain smokers who are unable to "calm and quiet"

themselves without a cigarette are exhibiting "unweaned" behavior. I have heard the testimony of

enough addicts, and their relationship to cigarettes to know how much the "drag and pull" means 

to them. And when they are attempting to quit, they usually are sucking on something all day.

Peppermints are popular!

That's because of damaged transmitters, they can only be healed by a miracle. Not saying people can't quit. God can help someone to quit and heal those transmitters. Yet sometimes they are not. Similar to the cup being taken away.

Edited December 30, 2022 by BeyondET

[BeyondET]

Some drug addictions can lead to death just by not using, if the person isn't properly detoxed. Kind of freaky that just quiting cold turkey with some drugs can be hazardous.

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[BeyondET]

On a second Thought, weaning is similar to detoxification not from milk but from chemicals. Can't take away the milk suddenly but weaned of it. When people go into a detox clinic some are given the drug and reduced over time.

So in a sense the pastor might of been helping to wean sort of by not demanding a total withdrawal from all chemicals. Which in itself can cause a relapse. Sometimes if someone trys to quit everything at once can impact if the person remains weaned.

The vuse devices is vaped nicotine basically which comes in three different levels of nicotine. I've heard it can help ease the weaning of nicotine by reducing the amount of time.

[farouk]

9 hours ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

◄ Psalm 62:5 ►

Context    Crossref    Comm    Hebrew  Verse  (Click for Chapter) New International Version Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. New Living Translation Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. English Standard Version For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. Berean Standard Bible Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. King James Bible My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

The Psalms are such a faith resource to the thirsting believer...............In 63, the Psalmist talks about his soul thirst 'in a dry and thirsty land where no water is'

[farouk]

4 hours ago, Mr. M said:

Not saying they are the same, but that high strung chain smokers who are unable to "calm and quiet"

themselves without a cigarette are exhibiting "unweaned" behavior. I have heard the testimony of

enough addicts, and their relationship to cigarettes to know how much the "drag and pull" means 

to them. And when they are attempting to quit, they usually are sucking on something all day.

Peppermints are popular!

So what do you think of vaping as a possible means to help quit cigarettes?

[Mr. M]

25 minutes ago, farouk said:

So what do you think of vaping as a possible means to help quit cigarettes?

Not much. Vaping seems to be a problem issue all it's own. 

I knew a man who quit smoking after 32 years cold turkey when his granddaughter

told him he was stinky. I think it is more a matter of motive than method.