jonathanfwoodall
  • welcome
  • about me
  • blog
  • sermons
  • welcome
  • about me
  • blog
  • sermons

Growing Tired?

6/7/2016

1 Comment

 
Picture
Are you anxious?  Do you look at the world and wonder what went wrong?  Is it hard to find the good in other people, or the nations, or the businesses?  You are not alone in this quest for God to intervene and come to the help of those who are truly his, those who live in the goodness of God.  The Psalmist reflects the very same sentiment in Psalm 37, so pray this scripture and may your heart rest in the presence of God, even in times when it seems as if evil is winning and those with evil motives seem to enjoy success. 

1 Don’t worry about the wicked
    or envy those who do wrong.
2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
    Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good.
    Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you your heart’s desires.
5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
    Trust him, and he will help you.
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
    and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
7 Be still in the presence of the Lord,
    and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
    or fret about their wicked schemes.
8 Stop being angry!
    Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper--
    it only leads to harm.
9 For the wicked will be destroyed,
    but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear.
    Though you look for them, they will be gone.
11 The lowly will possess the land
    and will live in peace and prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the godly;
    they snarl at them in defiance.
13 But the Lord just laughs,
    for he sees their day of judgment coming. 

The Psalm keeps going if you want to read more, but our insight for today is to not be angry because it only leads to harm.  Trust in the Lord’s work AND THE LORD’S TIMING.  That is the key to curbing our anxious hearts.  
1 Comment
Pat Pacella
6/8/2016 02:58:33 pm

That is something that I will try to remember. I am printing this out so I have it close to me when I need it. Awesome again and thank you.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    jonathan's jots

    I want to share thoughts, insights, and scriptures that lead us in the direction of Christ.  

    Archives

    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    Categories

    All
    Acceptance
    Action
    Acts
    Advent
    America
    Application
    Autumn
    Baptism
    Belief
    Betrayal
    Bible
    Blog Tour 2017
    Blog Tour 2018
    Brokenness
    Character Of God
    Christ And Culture
    Christian Art
    Christianity
    Christian Love
    Christian Marriage
    Christmas
    Church
    Civil Rights
    College Ministry
    Colossians
    Community
    Conflict
    Consequences Of Sin
    Covenant
    Creation
    Creativity
    Cross
    Current Events
    Darkness
    Dehumanizing
    Discipleship
    Do Not Fear
    Earth
    Emerging Adulthood
    Endurance
    Eschatology
    Esther
    Evangelism
    Evil
    Excuses
    Expectations
    Failure
    Faith
    Faithfulness
    Father
    Forgiveness
    Freedom
    Generations
    Genesis
    Gentiles
    Glory
    God
    God's Presence
    Good Friday
    Gospel
    Grace
    Healing
    Heaven
    Hebrews
    Holy Spirit
    Holy Week
    Honor
    Hope
    Hosea
    Hymns
    Identity
    Individualism
    Interpretation
    Intimacy
    Isaiah
    Israel
    Jeremiah
    Jesus
    Jesus Christ
    Job
    John
    Joshua
    Joy
    Judas
    Judgment
    Kingdom
    Leadership
    Legacy
    Lessons From Children
    Light
    Love
    Luke
    Mark
    Marriage And Family
    Matthew
    Maturity
    Media And College
    Memorial Day
    Ministry
    Mission
    MLK
    Money
    Music
    Narrative
    New Testament
    New Testament World
    Old Testament
    Parable
    Passion
    Paul
    Personalities
    Philippians
    Politics
    Post-Christian
    Poverty
    Prayer
    Promise
    Prophecy
    Proverbs
    Psalms
    Reconciliation
    Relationships
    Remembering
    Remembrance
    Revelation
    Rochester College
    Romans
    Sacred Space
    Salvation
    Satan
    Seeking
    Self Love
    Self-love
    Service
    Sexuality
    Sexual Practices
    Shame
    Silence
    Sin
    Songs
    Spiritual Formation
    Spiritual Formation
    Story
    Struggle
    Suffering
    Temple
    Theology
    Throne
    Tragedy
    Transformation
    Treasure
    Tribes
    Trust
    Vision
    Visual
    Voting
    Wisdom
    Word
    Work
    Works And Faith
    Worship
    Wrath
    Yahweh

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.