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Thursday... There was a word that caught my attention in this morning's reading...

Thursday... There was a word that caught my attention as I was reading Psalms 37:7 and again in verse 8.

There are so many great words in this chapter, verse 3, "Trust", and "Delight", then verse 5, "Commit" but then comes this word. It is a word that we do too much in this time we are living in, it is the word, "fret."

Here is what verses 7 & 8 (AMP), say, "Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;" Yes, yes, "be still...wait patiently...  entrust yourself to Him" and then, "Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicket schemes. Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evil. But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land."

Did you wake up fretting today? Did you? For some it is so easy for them to whine, to agonize over others and over their wicked schemes. Why is it that I'm being good over here and I'm having all these problems but they are getting away with all their evil schemes. That just isn't fair. But the Psalmist says, don't do it because it "leads only to evil." It means you're griping about how God is handling the situations around you. It leads to anger, don't do it, don't fret. 

Listen, it gets you nowhere but being quiet before the Lord, waiting patiently for Him, entrusting yourself to Him, will mean you will inherit the land, you will posses the land.

The NLT says, "Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about evil schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper-it only leads to harm. For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will posses the land."  

Verses 4 & 5 (NLT) say, "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you." Now that is way better than fretting, isn't it? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





   

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