Life happens! Sometimes life is great, during which times I don't think as much-I just sit back and enjoy. But sometimes life is a mess which causes me to be anxious, to wonder..and to enjoy. Recently I've had a lot to wonder about-changes in family, job, housing, weather, etc. But as I was reading Psalm 100 I saw the connection between what I know and joy. (We find a similar connection in Philippians 4)
Psalm 100:2,3
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
- Know God is God and I am not. (The Lord is God). He is sovereign, in control, omnipotent and omniscient. Do I really know who God is and do I believe what I believe?
- Know God created me. (It is he who made us). Do I live in a dependent Creature-Creator relationship as A.W. Tozer use to say?
- Know God owns me. (We are his). Am I in charge of my time, career, resources, health, or is He?
- Know God gives me my identity. (We are his people). I am a child of the God of the universe. Where do I find my identity-in who I am or what I do?
- Know God cares for me. (The sheep of his pasture) Sheep are dumb and so am I. I need a shepherd to direct me, feed me, forgive me, restore me..and care for me.
The bottom line from all this knowing is I can trust God! God's teaching me to trust Him more during this messy season. God is also helping me to know Him more. What a joy!
Is your life a bit messy right now and what is God teaching you?
