This psalm, written by David, is a psalm of thanksgiving for answered prayers.
Thoughts for the day...
There's a quote I read years ago that I love: "Man plans...God laughs." While I don't think that God is actually laughing at my plans, how many times in my life have I made my own plans and tried to do things on my own, and watched them not come to fruition? Too many to count. Does that mean I shouldn't make plans, and I shouldn't have dreams for the future? Not at all! But when I'm making those plans, am I including God? Many times, I haven't included Him, I admit.
I remember our plan to move back to Michigan when we lived in Tennessee for a year. We missed our families, so we made the decision to move. I don't remember once praying about our decision and talking to God about our plans. When we were in Michigan, we were both working, but neither of us was particularly happy where we worked. We had a church we frequented, but neither of us ever felt really connected. We had friends at work, but outside of work, we didn't really hang out with anyone other than our families. God provided for us, but He also let us learn a hard lesson from our decision to leave Him out of our plans: we weren't happy. We talked about moving back to Tennessee, we prayed about our options this time, and God opened up some pretty huge doors for us down here. See, God knows what's best for us, and I don't believe He's afraid of reminding us of that now and again.
My Prayer
God, thank you for knowing what's best for me and always providing for me and my family. Even when I've strayed from You and You've let me learn some hard lessons, I know that You've always been watching over me and blessing me in other ways that I may not have seen or understood at the time. Thank you for loving me, Father.
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