Monday... So, what do we talk about?

Psalm 75:1 (NIRV) says, "God we praise you. We praise you because you are near to us. People talk about the wonderful things you have done."

When we see someone from afar we have a different view of who they are and what they look like and in talking about them we describe them differently than from someone who is close to us, who we really know. Now we all have an opinion but is it the right opinion.

Now if I don't go to church, if I have never read the Bible or know anyone who has a relationship with God then I have a different view of God and it may not be a correct view but it controls what I think of him.

There are some sho people play the blame game with God. A baby gets cancer, it's God's fault. A person's house burns down and they lose everything, then it's God's fault. Now that makes sense if you don't really know God. And of course that view means that you don't want to have a relationship with a non caring God like that, and that is why it is imperative for those of us who have a relationship with God to talk about the wonderful things he has done in our lives. As this verse says, "God we praise you. We praise you because you are near to us. People talk about the wonderful things you have done."

So what do we talk about? No, I'm not going to argue with anyone about their views of God. My desire is to talk about the wonderful things God has done and is doing and will do in my life. And when I start getting to a point of being negative I see that it's because I am getting farther away from him. When I am not near to God it is now his fault.

The NLT says, "We thanks you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds." And that's what I want to talk about. So let's stay close to him. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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