July 27, 2021 – Food for the Soul

Psalms 103 • Devotional https://bible.com/reading-plans/16497/day/2?segment=0

We are people who sometimes have a one track mind. We are only focused on the matter at hand. We do not take the time to stop and think about the things that we are forgetting to do. Before we know it, the day is gone and we still for whatever reason do not get everything done that we wanted to do. Do we ever think about what God does for us and thank Him? Do we ever take the time to stop and smell the roses? These are the things that are important for us to do if we want to be happy. When we slow down we can think clearly. We can get things done and not be frustrated all of the time. When we stop and thank God for all that He has done for us, and is doing for us, and for what He will do for us in the future, we will be in peace. We will not worry about the things that are going on around us, I am not saying we will not care, but I am saying that we will not focus all of our time on one thing.

When we focus on God, and keep our mind stayed on Jesus, everything else is just shadows in our eyes. So we must not lose sight of who our provider is. What if God forgot about us, how would we feel? What would we think? Would we give up thinking that He does not care for us? I know that God will be silent, but that does not mean that He has forgotten about us. We are always on His mind. He is always thinking about us. We are His children, He will always be thinking about us and what we need, and want. He knows everything that we do not know about what we need and want. God is good, and we need to acknowledge that even in the hard times, and in the dark times that we are facing right now, He is working things out for our good. I know things are not looking good because of what we are facing, but there is still hope for a better tomorrow whether we believe it or not. God is always doing new things that we cannot see because of our lack of faith. Darkness hides the light that is before us, but when we keep our focus on the One who created it all, we can see even in the darkness that we are facing right now. When we hold on to our faith, and hold on to God’s unchanging hand all things are possible to those who believe. This is why we must not give up hope. We must not let this darkness cause us to lose our hope in God. We must keep the faith! We cannot forget all of the benefits that God has given to us, and all of the wonderful things he does for us on a daily basis. It is a blessing to be on the earth one more time; everyday that He allows us to be here on this side of heaven is a blessing and a miracle, because if could be the other way around, we could be at home wit Him, so we must never forget about God.

I know that we get busy and distracted with the things that we have to do on a daily basis, but we must find time, and make time to spend with God. Talk to Him through out your day. Tell Him what you are going through. Pour your heart out to Him, He is listening to every word. He is always ready for His children to come to Him with everything, and I mean everything. It is not like He doesn’t already know anyways.

When you read these twenty two verses in Psalm 103, let it sink in. Don’t just skim through it. God is telling us beautiful things. He is telling us the things that He does for us. He wants us to know these things because it is important to Him that we know these things about Him. We can count on God when we cannot count on anyone else. That is a fact, not fiction.

He tells us about a lot of amazing things through His Word, we just have to pay attention when we are reading; that is the main reason why I always have my tablet to take notes in, or I take notes on my computer, or my phone. I am always ready for God to show me something I need to know.

I want you to know that Jesus loves you. He is always ready to listen to what you have to say, it des not matter what you have to talk about, He is always ready for you to come to Him and lay it at His feet.

I can say that I have often forgotten to carry my problems to Him. I can truly say this about myself. It is because sometimes I be going through so much, and I try to carry it on my own, but I have to make myself remember to give all my burdens to Him. Sometimes you just have to give Him your tears when words will not come, simply because of the depth of the hurt and pain that you are carrying. I have been down that road more times than I care to count, but afterwards I feel better…not so weighed down by burdens. There is nothing wrong with that. We all go through things in our lives that we just cannot handle on our own. We need Jesus everyday. I always call on Him. It may not be out loud all of the time, but I do call on Him, even when I am happy I call on Him. Why do I call on Him when I am happy? I call on Him because I always need Him. It does not matter if I am happy or sad, I am going to call on Him.

With that being said, I just want to thank everyone for following me on my journey with Food for the Soul. Stay blessed. Stay Safe.

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