In the Spotlight; Psalm 139, Proverbs 29

May the mumbling commence!

In our relationship with God, we need to be honest with ourselves.  Indeed, we cannot fool God.  Our Creator knows us better than we know ourselves. 

Who are we fooling?  We might fool ourselves for a time.  We might fool some people.  But, when it comes right down to it, we only harm our relationship with our Lord – for which we were created.  We only harm our relationship with the people we love the most.

So, let’s be honest with ourselves.  Let’s trust in the care of God.  Let’s trust in the change that the Holy Spirit of God can make in our lives.  Otherwise, we will fall woefully short of our potential.  Read from the beginning of Psalm one-hundred thirty-nine:

O Lord, You have searched me and known me. 

You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off. 

You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways. 

For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord,

You know it altogether. 

You have hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it. (Verses 1-6)

We are known fully by the One who created us.  It should not surprise us.  Do we embrace being fully known?  Do we embrace who were created to be?  Do we acknowledge how we fall short of this potential?  To embrace and acknowledge these things is the path to reaching our greatest potential.

God has done everything within His power to protect us.  We can choose to accept this protection or not to accept it.  Our Creator wants the absolute best for us.  The Lord’s perfect knowledge far outstrips any dreams we may have.

Some people would have us believe the lie that God keeps us from being who we are, keeps us from reaching our full potential.  Such an idea is worse than foolish.  It is deception at its worst.  Satan laughs at such things.  Our only chance at reaching our full potential depends upon our faith in our Creator.

As God shines the light of His perfect truth upon us, let us examine ourselves in the mirror.  Let us make the changes necessary to moving closer to the perfection in which God created us.  Let us check our feelings and dig deeper to see the attitudes on which they are based.  Read from Proverbs chapter twenty-nine:

A fool vents all his feelings,

But a wise man holds them back. (Verse 11)

This does not mean that feelings are meant to be expressed in their full range.  It means that we should keep them in check so that our attitudes and thoughts can transform things like anger and rage and fear into more constructive things like the choice to love and to sacrifice and to rise above petty issues – ones that we will not remember in an hour let alone a week.  When we speak or act rashly, we destroy relationship.  Once said or done, words and actions cannot be undone.

Enough mumbling for now… 

Peace Out