January 23, 2014
Had an impromptu day off yesterday due to the weather. Was actually really nice - though it might make things just a little tight on the next paycheck.
Jason is taking Apple to the vet so he has the morning off. I am hoping maybe he'll take the opportunity to read with me - but not sure he will.
Outside the morning is blue and cold... Pretty sunrise but promising to be another cold winter day. Not all the ice has melted from yesterday.
It all makes me want to curl up and sleep some more - pretty sure my past ancestors were part bear =P
Psalm 81
I feel like Psalm 81 is almost an answer to Psalm 80 from yesterday:
Father - why did you rescue us out of Egypt if it was only to perish now in the "new life"?
And God answers:
"Hear O people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you;
You shall not bow down to a foreign god.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels."
Father - what idols are there in my life? Are there any gods I worship besides you? Or even false images of You that are created in my image that I worship? Are there areas where my stubborn heart is determined to follow my own counsel - not Yours?
Reveal those to me Lord - that I might cast them out. I want to be a follower of the One True God - I want to be a bearer of Truth.
Search my heart Lord and help me to cleanse it by Your Holy Spirit.
Amen.
