“You, LORD are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are!
I praise the LORD because he guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me. I am always aware of the LORD’s presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me”
Psalm 16: 5-8 [GNT]
It’s good to remind ourselves that we are safely under the Lord’s wing; to look at the gifts he’s given us and realise that they really are the important and good gifts…. Our lives, our ability to love, our ability to feel joy, sadness, hope….our very consciousness comes from Him.
And if we listen, we can hear the Lord guiding us. But maybe you are like me… it’s not always easy to be aware of the Lord’s presence. Yes, I know he’s there, but I’m not always aware of him – and I can be shaken! But then there is the rock to step back onto. I find if I am ‘shaken’, maybe impatient with someone at work, it’s because I’m looking at the problem through my eyes. And on a good day I’ll realise this, and step back and try to look at things from the Lord’s point of view. He loves that person – what right have I not to. And on a good day that will influence my behaviour, and that will sort the problem.
“Lord, please make us more constantly aware of your presence. And make us aware when we drift from your presence, so that we can stop, turn back and rely again on you.”
Amen.
God bless you.
Phil Hemsley - (originally published in 2004)
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