WORKS FOR ME XIII

PLEASING TO GOD

“In every brilliant sunrise and every beautiful sunset,

God says, ‘Listen to me!’.”

Psalm 50:1

This is an appropriate verse for my last ocean sunrise, till next time.  With each sunrise and sunset comes a new day.  Yesterday is passed away.  Last night I shared some of those experiences that at one time were very painful.  For the first time I noticed that they have no life energy in them anymore.  It seemed strange. 

This morning I wondered why I even brought them up with the people I shared them with.  Those experiences are part of the compost pile that helps my growth.  They have turned and no longer need to be considered.  They are all a part of what has made me who I am now so I need to learn to speak of them with grace, if they need to be spoken of at all.  And those who did them need to be handled with grace as well.  “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).

More than anything I want to live a life that pleases God.

“The life that pleases me is a life lived in the gratitude of grace,

Always choosing to walk with me in what is right.”

(Psalm 50:23).

My mouth is a constant area of stumbling for me.  I want it filled with praise for what God has done for me in my life; then there will be no room for the empty words of past hurts or words of self defense.  I believe that will please God and that always works for me.