Eagles Rise Up

8 - Eagle Attitude G: Feed

Psalm 37
A Psalm of David.
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
NKJV

We have been discussing the commands in Psalm 37:3. Today we will focus on the command that we are to "feed on His faithfulness".

To feed on something means that you take that substance into yourself continually, over a period of time.

So how do we go about taking the faithfulness of God into ourselves so we become saturated?

To feed our inner person on the faithfulness of God means that we find ways of holding His faithfulness before us constantly so that our consciousness is totally taken up with what the faithfulness of our Father in heaven means to us, and can achieve in us. One way of doing this is to practice the concept of counting our blessings.

An old song says it this way:
Count your blessings, Name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, See what God has done.

When we begin to speak the individual blessings of our heavenly Father in our lives ONE BY ONE, something wonderful begins to happen inside us. The attitude of gratitude we talked about a few days ago begins to take us over. That attitude connects us to God's fountain of joy, which fills us with His strength. Our whole perspective begins to change from frustration, fretting and envy, to one of gratitude, joy and strength.

For some people, it makes more sense to write out the blessings point by point in a journal, so that the joy of the Lord can begin to change your perspective.

For others, it helps to make a scrapbook to record the blessings of God. Whatever method of counting your blessings works for you, get going with it.

Whether it is by speaking the blessings, writing the blessings down, or making a scrap book to show the blessings; do what brings them home to you with most reality. This will cause you to stand in the evil day and be triumphant over the evil one in this situation.

Eagles RISE UP and feed on God's faithfulness.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for all the many blessings with which You shower me on a daily basis.
Help me to remember the all and to thank You for each one with a heart full of gratitude today,
in the name of Your precious gift, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Amen.

Two Complimentary Views of
King David's, Psalm 37


Have you ever found yourself at the mercy of destructive emotions, which interrupt your life and cause you to be on a downward path?

God has designed you for an inner life of peace.

Psalm 37 is God's recipe to His servant David for dealing with attitudes that threaten your inner peace!

No More Fretting

8 - Wrath and Friends 

Psalm 37
A Psalm of David.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret - it only causes harm.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the LORD,
They shall inherit the earth.
NKJV

We have discovered that wrath can be the result when we continually go to bed with our anger unresolved.
There are many people who love God dearly and who have purposed to follow His route for their lives, but who have been harbouring anger for so long in their lives, that they have given a great foothold to the devil.

These people wonder why their life still seems headed for destruction, even though they have committed themselves to God's purpose.
The book of Hebrews puts it this way in chapter 12:
15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.
NKJV

When over a long period of time, I have gone to bed without settling the reason for my anger, that anger over time, turns into wrath, rage and bitterness.
The term "road rage" has become very popular recently when describing outbursts of wrath due to traffic frustration.
However, the rage didn't start the day it was expressed on the road. That explosion may have been on its way to the surface for years, because for years that person has been going to bed without resolving the real reason for their mounting anger.

Bitterness becomes like an enlarging root inside us as a result of not dealing with our anger in a healthy manner at the beginning, and it boils over and defiles everyone. To defile means to cover with uncleanness and filth.
This is the result of giving that foothold to the devil, through going to bed angry over many nights.
This does not bring forth the purpose and glory of God for anyone.

Prayer:
Father, today I open up all the angry areas in my life to You.
Please forgive me for not dealing with each reason for anger the day it happened.
Please forgive me for harbouring wrath, rage and bitterness inside me.
Please forgive me for the explosions that have come out of me and covered everyone with uncleanness and filth.
Help me to deal with this now, so that I can live in Your freedom,
in Jesus' name,
Amen.

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Two more meditations from Psalm 37 will be here tomorrow, God willing.
See you again then! Meanwhile,
blessings on the rest of your day!
Sol Wise.