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Tuesday... They show us how to handle our difficult times.



Psalms 22:26 (NLT), "The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy."

Tuesday... They show us how to handle our difficult times.

We with our different personalities start our days differently. But the Psalms show us that we don't have to stay where we start our days. 


Some have difficulty starting their days with any hope. Despair is the way they start. David in Psalm 22:1-2 starts this Psalm by saying, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief." Maybe that is how you start your day. I love the honesty of the Psalms.

Down in verses 16-18 we read, "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat. They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for all my clothing." Here David is prophesying what Jesus went through when he was on the cross. and of how he had a reason for despair and no hope. Yes, we may have a reason for starting our day with despair but we don't have to stay there. But it helps to see how Jesus could have felt.

But David doesn't stop there. In verses he 23 says, "Praise the Lord, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendents of Israel!" David changes his focus. Verse 24 says, "For he has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help." And then verse 26, "The poor will eat and be satisfied.  All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.''

I love the Psalms. We don't have to stay in our despair with our negative attitudes. We can have hope by changing our focus.

And the last verse of this Psalm says about Jesus, "His righteous acts will be told to those who are not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done." Yes, Jesus is our example. He came and died for us so that we might have life, life abundantly. And he sent his Spirit to guide us and strengthen us. So let's lift our focus from despair to hope by praising him. and then rejoice with everlasting joy. I love the book of Psalms. Yes, yes!  #todaysbeginning

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