Psalm 32:6-11
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Therefore let everyone who is (A)godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you (B)may be found;
surely in the rush of (C)great waters,
they shall not reach him.
7 You are a (D)hiding place for me;
you preserve me from (E)trouble;
you surround me with (F)shouts of deliverance. Selah
offer prayer to you at a time when you (B)may be found;
surely in the rush of (C)great waters,
they shall not reach him.
7 You are a (D)hiding place for me;
you preserve me from (E)trouble;
you surround me with (F)shouts of deliverance. Selah
8 I will (G)instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will (H)counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 (I)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with (J)bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.
I will (H)counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 (I)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with (J)bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.
10 (K)Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who (L)trusts in the Lord.
11 (M)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and (N)shout for joy, all you (O)upright in heart!
but steadfast love surrounds the one who (L)trusts in the Lord.
11 (M)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and (N)shout for joy, all you (O)upright in heart!
Yesterday
we looked at the importance of repentance and today we look at the result of
repentance. When we pray we find that we
have a hiding place in the Lord our Savior.
We find that the only way to find refuge in the troubled time is to go to
that hiding place. In interviews I have
been asked what I do to relieve stress and my answer is, “I pray”. I have wondered if that is what I should say
in an interview but it is my belief that if they don’t want to hire me because
I pray then it is not the place for me to work.
I follow that up with a statement that I believe in a higher power than
myself and I believe that God is in control and will guide and direct me, so, I
pray. We can go for a walk, exercise,
run, play the piano, read a book, watch TV, drink alcohol, sleep, eat lots of
chocolate, . . . but the reality is that the only place we can find comfort and
the best results is in the arms of our Lord and Savior.
God is
not a God that is going to force us to come to Him but He is One that will
reward us when we do. We need to stay
near to Him in the good times and the bad.
If, in an interview, they were to ask me how I celebrate, I could just
as easily tell them that I pray and thank God for His goodness. It doesn’t matter if the times are good or
bad, we need to be near our Father. If
we do not understand that He is ultimately the one in control we will begin to
second guess ourselves. This is
something I do quite often. In my heart,
I know that He is in control but in my head thoughts that I am being punished
come to my mind. There are days I live
in regret of ever stepping outside of my comfort zone and beginning a new
career. It seems like if I would have
just been satisfied with where I was, I wouldn’t be starting over. I feel the lesson I am to learn is to always
put my trust in Him and be satisfied, yet I still haven’t learned that
lesson. Then, I read these verses that
tell me that God is the One guiding me and I need not worry but trust in
Him. I do understand that He is in
control so I need to understand that He will see this journey to completion and
He is giving me opportunities like I have never had before. When we follow Him, He will guide us home
safely.
As you
seek Him, run to Him when you are troubled and run to Him when life is at its
best, the key is to always run to Him.
Seeking
Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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