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Sunday Psalm: Turning From Worthless Things

Sunday February 4, 2018

Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.  Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.  Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.  How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.  (Psalm 119:35-40 NIV)

While we operated in the chaos of our addiction all our attention was focused on worthless things.  We longed for the good life.  We thought that our substance of choice would give us freedom from pain and fill us with pleasure.  The insanity of our addiction was that no matter how often we used, we never found complete freedom from pain or the pleasure we sought.  All that resulted was increased desperation and suffering.  The Bible clearly describes this way of life as seeking after worthless things which put our lives in danger. 

By God’s grace, in the chaos of our addictive living, we became aware that something better was available – something right and good which leads to a purposeful life.  This was the quiet voice of God, inviting us to the meaningful, satisfying life He created us to live.  God also promises to teach us about this new way of life He planned for us. 

Our old ways are flawed.  We have numerous triggers in us related to fear and pain that, left on their own, will have us moving towards unhealthy behaviour before we even think through what we are doing.  The God who created us knows exactly what we need.  Through His Word, God teaches us His principles for a good and pleasing life. 

As we leave behind worthless things and begin to put these principles into action, God gives us courage and strength to continue to do what is right.  We begin to discover that the good life we were always seeking is found in wholeheartedly obeying God’s word.



Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Teach me Your ways that I might delight in You and follow You all the days of my life.  Amen


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