“Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future.” (Psalm 16:5, HCSV)
How different our perspective would be if we reminded ourselves of this, for these are such powerful words!
We can so question where we are in life and our circumstances. We need to remind ourselves that we are each right where we are supposed to be. We are in the place God has ordained and purposed.
“From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live.” (Acts 17:26, HCSV)
In Scripture, we find that David had many imperfections, aka “sins”. Thinking on his sins, I wrote down these words: Sin begets sin.
We don’t use that word ‘begets’ much these days. The dictionary defines it as ” to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth.” Some synonyms don’t sound any better either … breed, generate, effectuate.
We might ask ourselves – What is our life generating?
This brought to mind the old saying: Every action has a reaction.
David repented because he did not want to stay imperfect. He knew his imperfections displeased God and separated him from the fellowship he had enjoyed with God.
After David repented, God in His grace and mercy restored David to Himself.
May we be more like David –
owning up to our imperfections
so that they drive us back to God.
Come, sit a spell. Bring your coffee, your posts, and your thoughts. If you link up, kindly visit those who have drawn up a seat around you.
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Joanne thank you for the following;
“We can so question where we are in life and our circumstances. We need to remind ourselves that we are each right where we are supposed to be. We are in the place God has ordained and purposed.” Amen!
Blessings, Jennifer
Jennifer, I so appreciated your post today as our posts complimented one another. Thank you for sharing your gentle wisdom each week! And … I was able to leave a comment on your post 🙂
One of the things I love about the story of David is that even though he failed at times, after he repented, God always held him us as a “man after my own heart” and would say, “like your father, David” – instead of holding up his sin, He held up his repentence, his faithfulness. David’s reaction of repentence from his sin gave him a priceless legacy in God’s eyes!
It’s so natural to cover up or explain away our sins. But then they just fester and cause all kinds of problems. I’m reminded of Proverbs 28:13: “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.” David is such a good example of that. And God is so gracious to forgive when we own up to our sins to Him.
I was reflecting over my life just the other day and thought I’m just where He wants me to be. I’m thankful for those hard lessons along the way too, because they brought me here with Him.
I overheard one of my sons correcting his son with this thought:
“If you want to play stupid games, you’ll win stupid prizes.”
Sadly, we imagine good things coming from our poor choices—until reality teaches us otherwise…
Joanne, such a profound question, “What is our life generating?” It is often easier to justify or excuse our actions, or even to simply do nothing about them, than to take responsibility for them. Great words for reflection.
Your words today got me thinking in so many directions… I’m mindful of the many young graduates in my life, personal decisions that need to be made and the realities that face our world. You’ve reminded me that we are where we are supposed to be. Thanks be to God!
“We need to remind ourselves that we are each right where we are supposed to be.” I don’t understand how this is working out in my life right now, but I believe it. I am so thankful you have reminded us of this today.
“What is our life generating?” It’s a great reflection question, Joanne.