Even though I have been sleeping most of the day because I have a case of the flu.. :( I have so much to praise the Lord for. Hopefully my ADD postings won't be too hard for you to follow. :) Because I know they will be everywhere...literally. You will see soon!
Also, have fun with this study! Keep me updated on awesome things! I want to know because I care! REALLY
I was on twitter earlier -- twitter is so much cooler than facebook because I love statuses! -- I follow Rev Run & his post said "Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others beginning to outweigh your your concern for self." And I begin to think back to what are we supposed to do all the time..be more like Jesus. I will never be perfect, ever. & I will never claim to be perfect, but I should strive to treat others as Jesus would treat them. & then Rev Run's "tweet" comes to my mind because he is so right. When we put ourselves on the back burner for others we will grow so much. In Philippians 2:3-4 it says, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." (NIV) We should lay selfishness aside & treat others with respect. Don't sit and ponder all the times you haven't done this & feel bad. Think of all the times you haven't & how you can in the future. The past is behind us. First, let's begin with that. The past is behind us. I know I need to do this SO BAD. Forget the past and let's think about the future. How can we be better servants of Christ? Gosh, I'm so excited to learn so much in the next few months with this study. So, here goes :)
Psalm 1:
I believe the biggest thing that stands out to me in this text is "meditating day & night" on God's Word. What does meditating mean? It could mean a number of things for many of us. There are so many interpretations of that. However, the only way we will encounter the law of the Lord is knowing it. What better way to do this than read & study Him? Do I do this every day? I believe what we all do is put Jesus on the back burner too much. I know I do, many, many times. I want to do what I want to do & when I want to do it. I need to step back and take a look in the mirror. I am NOT what makes the world go around. I need to stop putting myself on a high pedestal like what I want is more important than God's plan for me.
However, going back to the text -- was going off on a little tangent there :) -- I should seek "the way of the righteous" and read His Word to know Him better. Because knowing Him better will bring me to my knees, humbling myself before Him.
Something else I think about in this psalm when I think of being in the way of the wicked: how we all think we can do things on our own. The world says we can be independent and we need nothing in life but ourselves, money, fame, & success. WE NEED JESUS! We will get absolutely nowhere on our own. Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." (NIV) I have tried to do so many things on my own all throughout my life. After giving my life to the Lord, it has not been easy to just give things over to the Lord. Many of us want to control every situation we are faced with. But, we have to let the Lord do his work.
What we can do though is pray: pray for the Lord to reveal to us that we are but a mere breath and to wipe our selfishness aside and walk with him.
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