Psalm 9

aldsnfmalewhisdlk. so, we still haven't started school because of the snow. i've had too much time to think & not get my thoughts out. i really should invest in a journal. if barnes & noble had just been open today..dern it. oh well. part of my problem is because i am still not taking enough time out to pray. i haven't HAD to get anything done the past few days. so, what am i freaking doing..?!? who knows. thinking. over-analyzing EVERYTHING. sometimes i don't like how the female mind is like spaghetti. i read this Psalm this morning, and it really got the wheels in my mind turning. & then the devil got in there & screwed with my mind & made me angry & upset. but, when it comes down to it, i'm not relying on the Lord enough and i'm letting the devil mess with me WAY TOO MUCH.

Psalm 9

In every Psalm, appreciation is given to the Lord. & throughout every Psalm there are characteristics that we can relate with where we can thank the Lord. Some Psalms may not be the exact situation we are going through, but somewhere throughout the Psalm we can relate to our lives. "I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart," says verse 1 of Psalm 9, "I will tell of all your wonders." (NIV)

Another aspect of this Psalm that stood out to me was in verse 4 where it's talking about "judging righteously" and I begin to think and ponder on that. This is where I started my thinking earlier and then the devil took my thoughts in another direction & I let him turn my whole day around. NG. not good. Anyways, the Lord justifies us before others & throughout our life we may have to face much discrimination. Examples include being falsely accused of something, being misunderstood, not being truly appreciated by people, our service may not be granted a reward, etc.

When I face discrimination or injustice I get really down on myself & try to think of what is wrong with me & why did it not go the right way. I think, why did a good outcome NOT come out of this? But, truly in the end, the Lord is who is to be praised. It's completely up to the Lord's timing to when we are rewarded. & what do we learn from this? TRUST. If we do not trust in the Lord we only wallow in our own self-pity & worry about how others treat us.

However, we should not only follow the Lord for our own reward. The LORD is who is to be praised. Think of the times you call out to God. What is your main motive in calling out to Him? Are you doing it for your own gain, or do you want to glorify the Lord? I am completely convicted of this sometimes. It's not about ME. AT ALL. Pride is a destructing thing. A completely sinful thought and action. Instead of being self-centered we should be self-giving. Serving God with everything we do.

Well, maybe I got a tad side-tracked there. Needless to say Psalm 9 has hit home.