The Good Life
Addiction for many of us focused on trying to find happiness in all the wrong places and things. Some of us thought that escaping pain by medicating our feelings would bring happiness. Others sought after worldly pleasures to enhance their way of life. God, however, shows us the way to true happiness. He lays out a path for us to follow that is good. He also reveals traps and obstacles that are to be avoided along the way.
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. (Psalm 1:1-6 NLT)
God invites us to recover the life He created us to live, a life that is strengthened by His word and fruitful as a healthy tree planted along a riverbank. God wants our lives to bless others. When difficult times come, God wants to refresh us and help us prosper. God invites us to freedom and purity of heart as we follow His ways and live under the protection of His watchful eye.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to listen to You and follow your ways so I may joyfully live under the protection of your watchful eye and experience the fullness of life you desire me to have. Amen
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