Psalm 34:4-7
English Standard Version (ESV)
4 I (A)sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are (B)radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 (C)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and (D)saved him out of all his troubles.
7 (E)The angel of the Lord (F)encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are (B)radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 (C)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and (D)saved him out of all his troubles.
7 (E)The angel of the Lord (F)encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
This entire blog began because I
was in distress and began seeking the Lord’s wisdom and direction. It was not because I had it all together and
felt like I needed to share with everyone the great wisdom bestowed upon
me. I had remembered that when I cried
out to the Lord in the past and sought Him out, situations did not change but
my attitude did. When I began this
journey it was my desire to include others in it so that they too would be
reading God’s word and seeking Him and that they too would be changed as they
sought Him. It is my hope that I am not
the only one that benefited from this blog but that others too have grown in
their love for the Lord and have found their confidence in Him. It is also my hope that attitudes may have
changed throughout this blog. Situations
do not always change as fast as we would like or they may not change at all but
if we are seeking God in the process,
our attitudes will reflect peace and contentment rather than strife and
distress.
Many people seem to think that
once you know the Lord you will have no more troubles but this Psalm proves otherwise. David knew the Lord, there is no doubt of
that. From a young boy who about to slay
a giant, he knew that it was not by his own power but by the power of the
Lord. He knew that he would one day be
king and that it was only through the power of the Lord that this would happen
but he had troubles along the way. There
were times that he tried to do things on his own strength only to find out that
when he did, troubles ensued. That is
not any different for us. Sometimes when
we think we have it under control that is when we slip up and things go all
wrong. It is only when we are confident
that God is in control that we realize that we can be at peace in any situation. The problem is we say He is in control and
when things don’t go the way we want we think we need to take over and do it
ourselves, MISTAKE!!!!! We become
downcast, disgruntled, grumbly, and really hard to live with.
The contrast of that kind of life
is to be humble, trusting of our Savior, willing to do anything for His glory,
and always seeking His wisdom. Sometimes
I think the Lord allows us to go down roads that we really shouldn’t go down
just to lead us back to Him. Yet, if we
continually seek His face our face will reflect His. Think about it, if we are looking upon Him,
our faces will be radiant because we will reflect His glory. No, it is not our glory that will shine and
be radiant it is His. Even in the midst
of troubles, He is there, He is watching down over us, and He knows our
pain. If we but simply look upon His
face, our situation may or may not change but our outlook on the situation
will.
Seek Him so that you may shine
for Him.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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