Been thinking.

I was laying in bed thinking....you know, that time right before you fall asleep. I was thinking of all that was going on and how utterly unimportant it was in light of the real issues of life. My wonderful father-in-law was in the hospital (doing ok now by the way)...Life is short....Life is a gift. A pastor friend had texted me 1st thing in the morning, checking on how things were going. The pastor of my church emailed us to find out if there was anything that he could pray for. It was a tremendous blessing to have brothers in Christ ready to petition the almighty on our behalf.

 

So, back to my thinking; I was laying there thinking of all the trivial little things in my life that cause me frustration or angst. How I desire to be more intimate with the Lord but make everything else in the world more important. To know Him at a more personal level and as I glance at the Bible reach past it to a Photoshop magazine. How, I was aggravated at our stingy neighbors and began to resent where we live. What I need to study on guitar to get better and struggle with why I am playing and how I know for sure it's for His glory and not mine.......

 

How my mind easily turns from thing to thing...I was overcome by a prompt from God to read scripture. I really struggled with it because I was feeling pretty cozy and in my best guess about to fall asleep...but, there was the prompting. Read the Bible... Well, I was thinking that if it's from the Lord then there is nothing more important in my life than to read it right then. If it wasn't, I was reading the Bible..I went with the idea that anytime I read the Bible it is the most important thing I am doing right then....tossed off the covers and grabbed my Bible off the dresser. I was standing there with it and prayed that practically silly prayer. "Ok, Lord I want to be obedient...but, there are a LOT of pages in this book." So, I just thought that God has power enough to direct me to what he would have me read. I opened the Bible and my eyes fell on a psalm that stated:

Psalm 101:5 (English Standard Version)

 ⁵Whoever slanders his neighbor^(A) secretly
   I will^(B) destroy.
Whoever has a^(C) haughty look and an^(D) arrogant heart
   I will not endure.

 

Thank you God. Another one of Your amazing coincidences ;-) in my life. I am amazed at how real you are. Your amazing mercy to remind me that I am worse than my neighbors...that I stand on the brink of being disobedient...Lord take from me my slander, haughtiness and arrogance. Thank you for reminding me that you love my neighbors...That I am to love my neighbors. Thank you...

 

Excerpt from Leeland's "Beautiful Lord"

Beautiful Lord

Awesome and mighty

Tender and holy

your mercy brings me to my knees

it's your mercy that has made me free....beautiful Lord.

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