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Monday... Do you remember what it was like to be in Middle School?


Psalms 116:2 (NIRV), "Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live."

Monday... Do you remember what it was like to be in Middle School?

Those were tough days. We were looking for others who would pay attention to us. We just weren't sure who we were. Am I still a kid or am I growing up? Will somebody pay attention to me, affirm me? Now we are not an adolescent any more but that still could be true of us. We still want somebody to pay attention to us, to affirm us.


Well, the Psalmist says in Psalm 116:2 (NIRV), "Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live." Now that is such good news.

Back when we were in Middle School that could be dangerous and the same can be true now so this is a very important verse for today. "Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live."

Verses 1 and 2 says, "I love the LORD, because he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help. Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live." Yes, we can trust God when he pays attention to us.

Verses 5 & 6 says, "The LORD is holy and kind. Our God is full of tender love. The LORD takes care of those who are not aware of danger. When I was in great need, he saved me."

There are so many that pay attention to us and they cannot be trusted but I can trust God. He paid so much attention to me that he sent his Son to earth to be sacrificed for my sins. God is full of tender love and He takes care of us even when we don't know we are in danger.

Yes, some will pay attention to us and they are dangerous. They have ulterior motives but God really loves us. And He can be trusted.

"The LORD takes care of those who are not aware of danger. When I was in great need, he saved me."

Now this is important. Verses 10-11 (NLT) says, "I believe in you, so I am deeply troubled, LORD. In my anxiety I cried out to you, 'These people are all liars!'" And so many are but we can believe in God. Yes, "When I was in great need, he saved me."

So, may this be true of us, "I love the LORD, because he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help. Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live." And he will take care of us even when we are in danger.

Yes, God can be trusted and he will lead us to others who can also be trusted. They too follow Him.

You see, we can trust God and he is paying attention to us today. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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