I have really enjoyed reading Psalms lately. My heart is singing its own praise a lot these days and I enjoy reading others' praise as well.
There were a few verses that stood out to me...
101:3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; This is tough for me because it is an issue that requires balance. I immediately think of the TV that we watch. I don't think that it is detrimental, but I don't think there is a lot of worth to what we watch. There are a lot of things in my life that have no eternal value. I have seen people try to clean these things out of their lives and it tends to become legalistic for them. I don't want to go down that road, but I am not sure what to do with the "fluff" in my own life. Is it pleasure that God provides or is a distraction from a life devoted to Christ?
102:18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. I wonder at the eternal nature of God's story. The generations past lived a life that is a direct part of our faith and life today. To read the words of a man who knew that amazes me. Yes, I try to pass on faith and values to my kids, but how much do I think beyond that? This man realized that the story would continue for generations far beyond his time and desired that his words would influence those people (me) to praise the Lord.
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