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September 17th, 2008
By Connie Ciccone
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Scripture: Psalms 131:1 "Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me."
David was a great leader and warrior who conquered tens of thousands. He was a man who worshipped and communed with God. He was also the king over a great nation. Yet, even though he had great position and much prestige among the people, he did not allow his heart to become haughty or his eyes to be lifted up in pride. In speaking to the Lord, he expressed his childlike trust. He said, "Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me."
David did not have the answers to all of life's questions. He was human and he went through all of the ups and downs, just as we do. There must have been many things that he did not understand, for there were times in his life when things were really rough. David's life was in jeopardy when King Saul desperately tried to kill him after he had served Saul faithfully. David faced defeat when his city was burned and his family was taken captive. He faced discouragement when his own men blamed him for the incident and wanted to stone him. He was betrayed by his son, Absalom, who tried to take his kingdom from him and his wife mocked him when he worshipped God. He suffered great grief when he lost his young son to death. Then he also had to bear the burden of shame for the sin he committed with Bathsheba and the guilt that he suffered for having her husband killed in battle.
David certainly had a lot to think about as these things may have tried to plague his mind. Yet he made a decision not to allow things that were too high to occupy his thoughts and overwhelm him. He determined to keep his spirit free by keeping his thoughts on God. He recognized that God knew the beginning and God knew the end and that was enough for David. Like David, there are many things in our lives that are crying out for answers. All the worry about the market the bantering back and forth over the elections and the economy! Regardless of how long we analyze and rethink the situation, we can't find the solutions. Questions still remain, "Why do the young die? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do the wicked prosper?" Questions that are too high for us only bring confusion. To have peace in our lives, we must come to the same conclusion that David did. We must discover that there are some things that God doesn't share and determine that we will not exercise our minds in those areas.
Where The Mind Goes The Man Follows
We must let it all go and allow it to rest in the hands of an all knowing and loving God.
I say that God wants us to turn OFF that which is destroying our minds
And focus on Him.
Trust that all matters and outcomes belong to HIM!!
We all know the end of the story do we not?
Enjoy What He has given us TODAY
Romans 12:2
May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
Scripture: Psalms 131:1 "Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me."
David was a great leader and warrior who conquered tens of thousands. He was a man who worshipped and communed with God. He was also the king over a great nation. Yet, even though he had great position and much prestige among the people, he did not allow his heart to become haughty or his eyes to be lifted up in pride. In speaking to the Lord, he expressed his childlike trust. He said, "Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me."
David did not have the answers to all of life's questions. He was human and he went through all of the ups and downs, just as we do. There must have been many things that he did not understand, for there were times in his life when things were really rough. David's life was in jeopardy when King Saul desperately tried to kill him after he had served Saul faithfully. David faced defeat when his city was burned and his family was taken captive. He faced discouragement when his own men blamed him for the incident and wanted to stone him. He was betrayed by his son, Absalom, who tried to take his kingdom from him and his wife mocked him when he worshipped God. He suffered great grief when he lost his young son to death. Then he also had to bear the burden of shame for the sin he committed with Bathsheba and the guilt that he suffered for having her husband killed in battle.
David certainly had a lot to think about as these things may have tried to plague his mind. Yet he made a decision not to allow things that were too high to occupy his thoughts and overwhelm him. He determined to keep his spirit free by keeping his thoughts on God. He recognized that God knew the beginning and God knew the end and that was enough for David. Like David, there are many things in our lives that are crying out for answers. All the worry about the market the bantering back and forth over the elections and the economy! Regardless of how long we analyze and rethink the situation, we can't find the solutions. Questions still remain, "Why do the young die? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do the wicked prosper?" Questions that are too high for us only bring confusion. To have peace in our lives, we must come to the same conclusion that David did. We must discover that there are some things that God doesn't share and determine that we will not exercise our minds in those areas.
Where The Mind Goes The Man Follows
We must let it all go and allow it to rest in the hands of an all knowing and loving God.
I say that God wants us to turn OFF that which is destroying our minds
And focus on Him.
Trust that all matters and outcomes belong to HIM!!
We all know the end of the story do we not?
Enjoy What He has given us TODAY
Romans 12:2
May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
posted by Pastor Connie Ciccone | 10:13 AM
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