Good morning everyone. I hope everyone had a great night’s sleep and is ready to face a new day. My little “weather bug” is calling for rain, thunderstorms and 65 degrees today! What a difference from a week or so ago.
In my Bible reading a few days ago, I came across 3 verses that I have heard many times, but they sort of took on a new meaning for me as I read them again. Psalm 37:3-5: “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desire of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” In the past I’ve often thought, that just because things didn’t happen like I wanted them to, God wasn’t paying attention to my prayers and I wasn’t getting “the desires of my heart”. I’ve come to realize that He always answers my prayers, in whatever way He knows is best for me. And sometimes the best answer for me is “NO”. None of us like to be told no. It starts when we are very young and it seems like that is all we hear from our parents. We don’t like it when we get older either. There’s no one at my house to tell me no and no one for me to tell no. But, God often tells me no. I don’t always understand why, but I have come to the realization that I just have to accept it, without question, knowing His way is the best way.
These verses also say “commit and trust”. Commitment is hard. Not many people today know how to commit to anything. The rising divorce rate is a testament to that. So many young people are willing to settle for living together instead of committing to the union of marriage. So many of them think the world owes them a living. They experiment in things that often lead to heartbreak and a lot of them are committed to only one thing…living for today and taking no thought for tomorrow. But sadly that is not all there is to life. Committing to a job…..that is almost a thing of the past also. People flit from job to job to job, looking for themselves. I realize I am truly blessed in that respect. On February 9, I will have had my job for 37 years….quite a record. I’ve only had 3 other jobs. To me, making a commitment is like making a promise. If I commit to do something, I am going to do my very best to keep that commitment. In order to commit to God, you also have to trust Him. The verse says if you do both of those things….”he shall bring it to pass”.
I often have trouble totally trusting people; partly because I have been hurt in the past by people I’ve trusted. I sometimes have trouble trusting God too. It’s not because I don’t believe He can do it. I just wonder if He WILL do it. I know I am not worthy of the things He does for me and I guess that is why trust doesn’t come easy for me. But if I commit myself to God, and trust, the rest will fall into place. I was saved in 1988 but have seen the biggest change in my life since my Church had revival in September 2009. Maybe I have finally realized that I have to Trust, Delight and the biggest of all, Commit myself to the Lord and then I will dwell in the land, be fed, have the desires of my heart and He will bring “it” to pass. What is “it”? I don’t know – whatever God has in store for me.
Have a great day and even if it rains all day….it is a day the Lord hath made, rejoice and be glad in it. Embrace the day and all it has to offer you.
Brenda
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