Godly Gals ~ Karen Hammons
Those were some of the thoughts I had from a situation recently. It took a long soak in the Word and in His presence to begin getting to the root of it all. I can’t entirely blame the Enemy on this one because the truth is I allowed him to take me there. Psalm 73 was the balm for my weary soul and the place where God met me. The place He began healing me.
“But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” {Psalm 73:2-3}
Notice that it says when we look at the “wicked” or someone who appears to have it better than us, we take our eyes and focus away from God. Girls, we CAN’T take our eyes off of Him for a moment. He never takes His eyes off of us. Once we start taking our focus off of Him, between our flesh and the Enemy we WILL (not maybe) begin to slip into sin.
“When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” {Psalm 73:21-24,26}
No matter where we are at in our lives He is always there. He is there to meet us in the middle of our envy, pride, idolatry, addictions, hurts, offenses, SIN, etc. He meets us there so He can pull us out of that pit.
Why?
Because He loves His daughters and sons. Out of His love for us He holds our hand. He gives us counsel. He places His power in us. His love is bigger than our mistakes, failures, and sin.
Girls, we have an amazing God that is HUGE with love and power {Ephesians 3:17-19}. We will never fully understand it, but as we grow in Him each day our understanding will grow deeper. Our faces will become more radiant from His presence in us. And our lives will begin shining more of His love to a world that so desperately needs Him.
In His overwhelming love,
Karen
