Living
a full life in God
Psalm
143
Hear my prayer,
O Lord; answer my plea because you are faithful to your promises. 2 Don’t
bring me to trial! For as compared with you, no one is perfect.
3 My enemies chased and caught me. They have knocked
me to the ground. They force me to live in the darkness like those in the
grave. 4 I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with
fear.
5 I remember the glorious miracles you did in days of
long ago. 6 I reach out for you. I thirst for you
as parched land thirsts for rain. 7 Come quickly,
Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens; don’t turn away from me or I
shall die.8 Let me see your kindness to me in the
morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for my prayer is
sincere. 9 Save me from my enemies. O Lord, I
run to you to hide me. 10 Help me to do your will,
for you are my God. Lead me in good paths, for your Spirit is good.
11 Lord, saving me will bring glory to your name.
Bring me out of all this trouble because you are true to your promises. 12 And
because you are loving and kind to me, cut off all my enemies and destroy those
who are trying to harm me; for I am your servant. Psalm
143 (NLT)
Have you been in a place
like David where you feel crushed? We need to stop transferring the pain and
start living transformed in God. How can the days ahead of us be lived fully in
God?
We can change our
narrative like David did (v. 5). He was in despair and going through a list of
everything wrong in his life, but then he remembers God’s goodness. Even in the
midst of difficulty, we need to remember the good things God has done for us.
David meditates on the
good things God has done. He stopped focusing on the bad and started focusing
on the good.
Living a full life in God:
- David remembers God’s
goodness (v. 5).
I remember the glorious
miracles you did in days of long ago. Psalm
143:5
Stop talking about all the things that are wrong and start talking about the things that are good. Linger on God’s goodness.
- David hears and
learns from God (v. 8).
Let me see your kindness to me in the morning, for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk, for my prayer is sincere. Psalm 143:8
He silences the many voices in
his life to hear God’s voice. What voices are winning in your life? Start
listening to God’s voice.
- David hides himself
in God’s ways (v. 9).
Save me from my enemies. O Lord, I run to you to hide me.
Psalm
143:9(NLT)
Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.
Psalm
143:9
(NASB)
He takes refuge in Him. He lets God have control of his life. Only God can take care of the enemies, but we have to take refuge in Him.
If you do things God's way, the things He has taught you in
the Scripture, you will be where He wants you to be. Doing things God’s way may
take us into some new and uncomfortable places. But if you want different
results, you need to do things differently.
NEW THINGS TO DO in 2016
- Join
a small group.
- Get
financial education.
- Seek
marital counseling.
- Spend
time in God’s Word each morning.
- Deal
with a difficult situation.
- Lead
your home spiritually.
- Commit
to a life of prayer.
- Share
your faith.
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