Natural Christian Parenting

As a breastfeeding mother, I struggled deeply through many challenges. I found wonderful encouragement and perseverance through the counsel of friends but I will admit that I missed looking to an essential place to fill my soul in those difficult days. Now, I completely understand that most mothers caring for children during biblical times didn’t have a feeding decision to make and I don’t use these verses as an argument in favor of a breastfeeding decision today, but the correlations between a mother feeding at the breast and the nourishing spirit of God can not be denied. I have since found great encouragement in the essential role of breastfeeding, not only in regards to my relationship with my children, but also in my relationship with Christ.

Psalm 8:2 (The Message)

Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;

toddlers shout the songs that drown out enemy talk, and silence atheist babble.

Psalm 22:9-10 (NIV)

Yet you brought me out of the womb;

you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast

Isaiah 49:15 (NIV)

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?

Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

1 Peter 2:1 (The Message)

So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You’ve had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God’s pure kindness. Then you’ll grow up mature and whole in God.