I'm posting this a few hours before the scheduled day. Our kids our home from school tomorrow. The boys are in the tent and Lauren is in bed with me tonight. We are both pretty early to rise so I am not sure how the morning will go and didn't want to miss out on this post.
Leanne, it might be just you and I starting out the discussion this week and I know that today is a very special and busy day for you. Here are some ideas to get us going.
I'd love to hear what parts of these stanza's resonated with you this week.
Is there a discovery from "Digging Deeper" or " One Step Further" that really spoke into your life right now?
Look forward to talking this through further with you!
Love,
Nicole
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I know I can relate to the psalmist when he is grieved over those who did not follow God's law...as we look at the world around us, and all the corruption, we wonder how long God can allow these things to continue...it's at these times of thinking that I know we need to ask God for discernment, and the ability to apply scripture to the situations.
ReplyDeleteEven closer to "home"...I often feel grieved at people in our own church, who I know are not spending time in God's word...not walking a life of worship...and then may be up on Sunday morning leading the congregation in worship...I have a hard time with that, knowing what it takes to get ready to lead worship, in terms of my own heart's preparation, my personal relationship with God etc, and the important/serious role that is...how I have asked God for discernment and boldness in that area, and a love for the people who serve in that area that may just need some encouragement, and or example.
Zeal for God's word has consumed me many times...I love to study God's word, but I also pray that my love for the scriptures would be so evident in the walk that I walk...that my application of the scriptures would be a contagious example to those around me. That my life would look much different than those who have forgotten God's words.
Thanks Leanne for the reminder to replace the tendency to judge with love and service.
ReplyDeleteI am in complete awe of the Psalmists unwavering belief in God not just for his salvation but for E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! His focus is fixed. It all makes sense as it is also his longing, his delight, his joy.
ReplyDeleteThe awe is all the greater as I think of a recent incident that I was praying through and preparing for. In spite of all the preparation, I still fell short. It was so frustrating to realize I was hanging on to another fear and that had I "worked it out" a few steps further instead of suppressing the thoughts I had towards the situation, I may have walked in victory earlier.
I also really resonated with the word study, "wait". I am waiting right now on something - I know Brad and Melissa are too...maybe we all have something like that in our lives - from hope to hope.
Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.