Psalm 105:1-5
"Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name:
make known his deeds among the peoples!
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!
Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered..."
I wish I had read this at the beginning of my day instead of right now... I wonder if my disgusting and horribly ugly attitude toward my children would've been any different had I been giving "thanks to the Lord and calling upon his name"? Multiple times today I was the one who was out of line. I was the one who was yelling and throwing a tantrum. I was not "telling of all his wondrous works" in the least bit. I did not seek the Lord and his strength, nor his presence continually. I sought my chocolate chips cookies and rejoiced in bedtime. And now I'm sitting here reading the Word and thinking, how will they ever believe a word in the Bible when I act so contradictory to what it says? Everyone has their off days, I get that, but oh ... I crushed some spirits today. My words were cutting. And now as I read, and my heart is tuned, and I WISH I would've had my mind set on the things above starting at 6AM.
I see why David, the psalmist, talks over and over again about meeting with God in the morning. It gives a direction, and hope and strong words to have in my heart (and on my tongue) for the rest of the day. I really think there is something to reading the Word before I open my mouth in the morning... I need to refine my resolve to do that. If today wasn't a prime example of reading BEFORE my attitude plummets I don't know what is. Whose with me?? Text me in the morning with what you've read!!
make known his deeds among the peoples!
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!
Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he uttered..."
I wish I had read this at the beginning of my day instead of right now... I wonder if my disgusting and horribly ugly attitude toward my children would've been any different had I been giving "thanks to the Lord and calling upon his name"? Multiple times today I was the one who was out of line. I was the one who was yelling and throwing a tantrum. I was not "telling of all his wondrous works" in the least bit. I did not seek the Lord and his strength, nor his presence continually. I sought my chocolate chips cookies and rejoiced in bedtime. And now I'm sitting here reading the Word and thinking, how will they ever believe a word in the Bible when I act so contradictory to what it says? Everyone has their off days, I get that, but oh ... I crushed some spirits today. My words were cutting. And now as I read, and my heart is tuned, and I WISH I would've had my mind set on the things above starting at 6AM.
I see why David, the psalmist, talks over and over again about meeting with God in the morning. It gives a direction, and hope and strong words to have in my heart (and on my tongue) for the rest of the day. I really think there is something to reading the Word before I open my mouth in the morning... I need to refine my resolve to do that. If today wasn't a prime example of reading BEFORE my attitude plummets I don't know what is. Whose with me?? Text me in the morning with what you've read!!
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