Hello! I hope you all had a great day. I just wanted to take a quick moment to share some daily thoughts. God is good. Life is tough right now but I’m doing my best to seek God. Even though I’m going through hardship, the Word has comforted me this weekend. I read Psalm 23 and I wrote it on a dry-erase board I have in my room. I dug a little deeper to study the Psalm. It uplifted me.And although I can’t say I’m experiencing great times right now, the Word is comforting and I believe that it won’t return empty.
The Darker The Valley, The Closer God is to Us
The Psalm starts off by saying the Lord is my Shepherd referring to the Lord as “He.” But when the Psalmist talks about venturing into dark valleys, he refers to the Lord in a more intimate way by saying, “You.” The study I was reading emphasizes this distinction. When going through the valley of the shadow of death, the Psalmist says, “You are with me.” No longer referring to Him in a distant way by calling Him, “He,” but, by referring to Him more intimately. He’s going through a dark valley but, “You are with me.” The study says that when we go through dark valleys in life, that’s when God is closest to us.
I miss the days when I used to worship God with all my heart. I remember when I was going through personal problems and I decided to give God a chance. I remember looking at my situation and only seeing two paths. I could try and handle things on my own or I could give God a chance. I was already in the church so thank God, I decided to seek Him. I look back and I’m just thankful that God had mercy on me. God could have left me alone and who knows what would have happened to me. But He allowed me to seek His face and those were the best days of my life.
I miss those days and I miss that intimate relationship I had with God. And yes, I want that back, but I want it to be even greater than before. I want to live for God and be consecrated to Him. I have my own personal desires. There’s goals and things that I want. But at the end of the day, I just want to be in God’s will. I want to live a life that pleases God. Right now I’m not in a place where I feel like I can give of myself to others because I have nothing to give. I feel tired from life. But that’s why I know that seeking God is the best thing we can do. Because He can fill our cups and then we can deposit unto others.
I’m confident that God will make a way. He did it once and I know He can do it again. I learned a while back that I can’t go through pain and plan ahead. I can’t say, I’m going to seek God this entire week, month, or year. I want to, but I just can’t look ahead. I have to focus on the now. One day at a time. That’s how I’m looking at things now. Today, I’m going to make an effort to seek God. I know God will make a way. Whatever it is you’re going through, believe that God will make a way. God is good and His mercy is everlasting. God bless you!
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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