Saturday... Such honesty. He tells it like it is.

I love the Psalms. David is so honest. He tells it like it is.

We seem to think that after we become a follower of Christ, that everything goes our way and we always get up each morning ready to face our day. But David shows a different and honest view.

Look at Psalm 70. In verse 4 (NLT) David writes, "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, "God is great!" And may that be so.

But then verse 5 says, "But as for me," and here comes his honesty, "I am poor and needy; please hurry up my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay." The Message says, "But I've lost it. I'm wasted. God - quickly, quickly! Quick to my side, quick to my rescue! God, don't lose a minute." And that is where we are so many times, isn't it? And David shows that that is Ok. God always loves us and is involved in all aspects and times of our lives and He wants us to be honest with Him.

Now the truth is, God is always at our side. One of His attributes is that He is everywhere so He is always at our side so it is not Him, it is us. And He allows us to be us. And there are no mountain tops without the valleys. He created us and He knows us.

Now I have found that I can't stay too long in the valleys, if I can help it. I many times need to continue shouting, "God is great" but also "Quick to my rescue! God, don't lose a minute." The Amplified Bible says, "But I am afflicted and needy; Come quickly to me, O God! You are my help and rescuer; O Lord, do not delay." I also need to be honest.

Yes we need to be honest at who we are. That is called humility. We also need to be honest in who He is and to put our trust and dependency on that fact.

Humility is being honest at who we are and on who He is and what He can do and to trust and depend on Him.

God works through our honesty and our humility and our trust and our dependency. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

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