12 min
NOT MINE TO HOLD: On Portions, Lots, & Letting Go Keep On with Abigail Wallace
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- Christianity
In this episode Abigail explores how to turn triggers into joy! )Seriously.) This May everything triggers me. Because this spring more of my long-term, sweet parenting dreams have been dashed. Which means every graduation picture, academic award, and smiling family is a trigger. God’s good gifts to others are not guaranteed to me. They’re not my portion.
But what is a “portion” anyway?
In the Bible the term was sometimes translated “inheritance,” as in the allotment of land God gave to Israel when they entered the Promised Land. All the tribes received a physical space, land to call their own—all except one.
In Deuteronomy 10:9, we read about the priestly tribe whose portion was not land, but the LORD. “Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God said to him.”
The Bible has a lot to say about the Lord who is our portion.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Psalm 16:5
You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words. Psalm 119:57
I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Psalm 142:5
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:24
🔗 to post with show notes, links, and the 🐝 C.S. Lewis quote: https://www.abigailwallace.com/not-mine-to-hold-lots-portions-the-gift-of-letting-go/
In this episode Abigail explores how to turn triggers into joy! )Seriously.) This May everything triggers me. Because this spring more of my long-term, sweet parenting dreams have been dashed. Which means every graduation picture, academic award, and smiling family is a trigger. God’s good gifts to others are not guaranteed to me. They’re not my portion.
But what is a “portion” anyway?
In the Bible the term was sometimes translated “inheritance,” as in the allotment of land God gave to Israel when they entered the Promised Land. All the tribes received a physical space, land to call their own—all except one.
In Deuteronomy 10:9, we read about the priestly tribe whose portion was not land, but the LORD. “Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God said to him.”
The Bible has a lot to say about the Lord who is our portion.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Psalm 16:5
You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words. Psalm 119:57
I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Psalm 142:5
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:24
🔗 to post with show notes, links, and the 🐝 C.S. Lewis quote: https://www.abigailwallace.com/not-mine-to-hold-lots-portions-the-gift-of-letting-go/
12 min