What a great first week this has been! I have found a lot of comfort in reading and hearing of people following along with the blog. The reading this week has been a great experience so far. I really enjoy that we are reading such a small portion that it is never overwhelming. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for our hearts as we go forward with this.
Yet, I still find myself nervously awaiting something discouraging. Almost as if I expect some part of life to get in the way of the time we are spending meditating on God's word. Then I read Psalm 34. For many, we carry around scars expecting them to reopen and cause us to experience pain all over again. We have been distracted from Christ so many times before that we expect it to happen again. Verse 2 is a great reminder for us all, "My soul will boast in the Lord, let the afflicted hear and rejoice!"
Even though we have trained ourselves to expect hard times, we know we can rejoice it the Lord. His eyes are on us. He hears our cry and restores are brokeness. As we spend more time with God, I firmly believe in the spiritual warfare continuing over our attention. What me must remember from this passage is that it is not our battle to fight. Our only responsibility is to draw near to Christ and allow Him to fight our battles for us.
My prayer is that I can begin to let go of the things that I know are keeping me from drawing near to Christ. I pray that I remember the only place I ever need to be is directly in the center of His will for my life. I want to boast in the Lord in a way that the afflicted recognize my joy in Christ and find themselves made complete in His grace.
Keep it up everyone. Tomorrow we read Ephesians 1.
God Bless,
Nick
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