Our Daily Bread
I remember a devotional like today's sometime last year. It hit me hard then as well. I praise God for reminding me over and over "we talked about this, remember?". He hasn't answered my prayer because it isn't in my best interest!
Being a musician, I am always reminded of songs. The first one is Unanswered Prayers by Garth Brooks. The last few lines are as follows:
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered
Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers
Sooooo, I started praying for discernment. What things should I pray for and know without a shadow of a doubt that I should have faith that it will be answered. I just need to be patient. Think Sara and Abraham here. Work with me! hehehe I still suck at that one. Some things that I believed to be God's will appear to be mistakes in my discernment. Heavy sigh.
I am reminded of another song. It is Blessings by Laura Story. I love these lines:
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
Here is my prayer for us (without a doubt I can believe and trust this one):
Lord, help us stop praying for lesser things and trust that you have our best interests at heart!
Psalm Sunday
Psalm 49 is the psalm for this week. Be sure to read it out loud! I love the way it expresses extreme confidence in the Lord and in living according to his ways!
Psalm 49
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
2 both low and high,
rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5 Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
7 No one can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for them—
8 the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough—
9 so that they should live on forever
and not see decay.
10 For all can see that the wise die,
that the foolish and the senseless also perish,
leaving their wealth to others.
11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had named lands after themselves.
12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;
they are like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
14 They are like sheep and are destined to die;
death will be their shepherd
(but the upright will prevail over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;
he will surely take me to himself.
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,
who will never again see the light of life.
20 People who have wealth but lack understanding
are like the beasts that perish.
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Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
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