When I am trying to figure out how to “stay the course”, how to “get it all done”, how to maximize my potential and time…I read this in two devotionals and heard it two days in a row on a Joyce Meyer Podcast so I starting to think-perhaps-an answer has been given if only I CHOOSE to reflect on the simplicity of its wisdom and encouragement~
Psalm 37:3-7
Trust in the Lord and do good;
(even when I am tired or don’t see the fruit of my labor)
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
(my dreams and passions have been placed into me by the One who created me-why do I doubt their fulfillment?)
Commit your ways to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this–He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun
(my “causes”-Grief Share, teen depression, addictions, discouraged believers)
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him to act;
(life is not on my timetable-the Lord is rarely early and never late but always perfectly on time as He sees the whole picture)
Do not fret when others succeed in their ways.
(I am a big “fretter”)
How?
Go back to the beginning of verse 3…and choose to TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
What Kind of Peace Is This? 