Monday, October 11, 2010
Look to God
“As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us mercy.”
Psalm 123:2 (NIV)
We have ups and downs in our lives due to our being human. Some friends of mine call these times parts of life.
When we are face to face with tough times, what do we do? We ‘run’ to God. We speak of His presence more often. We listen more attentively.
What happens when things straighten out and all is going well? We forget God. By our actions we tell Him, “I can take over now.” We forget He is still in control. Shame on us.
For this reason our Christian forebears chose to institute times of prayer and Bible reading, sometimes twice a day. We need to stay in touch with God, especially when things go smoothly.
When we undergo good things we should praise God, thanking Him for the experience. At the end of my prayer list I keep a list of praises. Each day I try to find at least one thing that I can thank God for. Some days I have several; other times, all I can give praise for is the sunshine coming through my window.
Praising God keeps me from being downhearted. In order to praise Him we have to look to Him. Also, we have to look for Him and His acting in our lives and the lives of those around us.
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Thank you for the encouragement Cecilia. xxx
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