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Friday... There's a whole lot of fretting going on.


Friday... There's a whole lot of fretting going on. That is true in our day and it must have been true in David's day. 

He mentions the word three times in the first 9 verses of Psalm 37.

Verse 1 (NIV), "Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die." The NIRV says, "Don't be upset because of sinful people." Don't be upset but pray for them, have a burden for them. "Like grass they will soon dry up. Like green plants, they will soon die." Love doesn't get upset, it prays for them.

Verse 7, (NIV), "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes." Patience and waiting before the Lord goes a long way. The NIRV says, "Be still and wait patiently for the Lord to act. Don't be upset with other people succeed. Don't be upset when they carry out their evil plans." 

And then verses 8 & 9, "Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land." 

Verses 8 & 9 in the MESSAGE says what we need to hear today, "Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes - it only makes things worse. Before long the crooks will be bankrupt; God-investors will soon own the store." 

So, let's get with it. Let's get out of the fretting and always being upset and anger business that we seem to be living in even in the church. "It only makes things worse."

Verses 3 - 5 (NLT) says, "Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 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."

So let's get out of the fretting business into the waiting patiently, the trusting, the doing good, the hoping and the delighting in the Lord business. Remember, "God-investors will soon own the store."Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 

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