FEEDING YOUR SPIRIT
Do you notice how your spirit is affected by the things you feed into it?
We feed our spirit by the things we dwell on in our minds.
When doubt, discouragement, depression or fear drag our spirits to the depths,
we need to look at what paths our thoughts have been running down.
God knows us so well.
He knows the tendency we will have to sometimes settle into the depths of despair.
He gives us five verses in Psalm 103:1-5 to address this very thing.
Turn your thoughts to God’s Word and choose to lift your eyes off yourself and raise them to Heaven.
“Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.”
Sometimes it takes everything in us to turn our eyes to Heaven
and to offer the sacrifice of praise from a heavy heart.
“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”
When our eyes move from our own state of affairs we can look at all God offers us.
Listen to the refreshing, life-giving things God asks us not to forget:
*Who FORGIVES all your sins …
Thank you, Lord, that I am forgiven. Fill me with the wonder of a clean heart.
Help me to declare my forgiveness when I am tempted to wallow in the pit of despair over my past,
my failures and my weaknesses. I am forgiven!
*And HEALS all your diseases …
Lord, I bring my aching body to You and ask You to touch me with Your hand of healing.
Give me wisdom and understanding of what to do physically.
I also bring the diseases of my heart to you. Lord,
remove all bitterness and pride and show me the things that erode my spirit.
*Who REDEEMS your life from the pit …
Lord, I am amazed at the fact that You reach into the pit that I even sometimes dig myself… and You lift me up.
You bring beauty out of ashes as I trust in You. You buy back all the broken pieces and give me new life! Thank you!
*And CROWNS you with love and compassion,
Lord, Your care and tenderness to me is a constant surprise even though I know You love me.
Thank you for the attention You give to the details of my life as I offer it to You.
*Who SATISFIES your desires with good things …
Thank you that Your plans for me are to find my fulfillment in You as I offer myself to You.
You made me and You know how to grow me into all I ever wanted to be.
*So that your youth is RENEWED like the eagle’s.”
Lord, when I see how You forgive me, heal me, redeem my life, crown me with Your love and satisfy me,
I am truly renewed in my Spirit.
Thank you for this wonderful view of Your desires for me.
I WILL praise you with everything that is within me.
“Praise the Lord O my soul, all my inmost being, praise His holy name.”
We had a wonderful time with my in-laws yesterday! I’ve decided to get her some tea cups for a housewarming gift … she wants to have the ‘Red Hat Society’ ladies over for tea! They seem very happy … Mom is talking about planting flowers in a class they have there in the ‘greenhouse’, and I’m trying to talk her into trying her hand in the art/painting class! We’re going to take the full tour next time to see all that they have to offer … we can join in some of the classes with them, as well. Maybe my DH and his dad will take up the woodworking class together! I’m hoping there are scrapbooking classes as well! We would have fun doing that together! We also had beautiful weather as well … it was about 63* here today, the sun was shining, and the birds were singing a chorus! We may be getting snow later this week though … uh huh!! I’m thinking like ‘Thomas’ here … I have to see it to believe it! Not much else to share right now, so … what did you do for the weekend?
Have a blessed Monday … and remember,
“Let everything that hath breath, praise the Lord! Praise Ye the Lord.”
~ Psalm 150:6
Hugs,
~ Deborah <><
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