It is a rainy Tuesday morning here in good ‘ole Nashville, Tennessee. The kind of day that just makes you want to crawl back into bed, pull the covers up over your head, and say, “See you tomorrow!” Oh well, I’m not in bed, in the covers are not pulled over my head, and I’m definetly not going to be able to put off today’s to-do-list until tomorrow. Welcome to the Musings! My personal little corner of cyber-space where I can share all kinds of “useful” and interesting thoughts. While this is my first “blog” at this site, it is not my first time “blogging” (check-out the link to my other blog Father2Father); so this site might look a little bare as we get started, but I’m certain it will fill-up soon.
This morning while having my quite time with my son Duncan, I (we) came across an interesting passage in the New Testament book of James (4:9), “Be miserable, mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom” (NASB). Now that is a fitting verse for today, “Thanks God!” Of course, as you know, it seems that James is addressing a bunch of prideful believers who have dangerously forgotten the fine art of humility. They have forgotten that the universe does not revolve around them, but rather that the Lord God Almighty is the center of the universe. These good men and women have become too focused on themselves – what they want; what they desire; what they plan to accomplish. Oops! Is James talking to me?
It’s so hard to wait upon the Lord sometimes. Patience is a virtue; and one that I am lacking (or at least I’m lacking the portion of it that I need). This chapter goes on to tell us to wait upon the Lord and to do His will. What is His will on such a rainy and dreary day as today? “Submit therefore to God, resist the devil…draw near to God…cleanse your hands…and purify your hearts…be misearable and mourn and weep” (4:7-9). God help me to humble myself this day; help me submit to your will; help me to resist the temptations of the evil one; help me to draw near to you; help me to mourn and weep over my condition and the condition of others.
Like I said, it would really be a good day to be in bed!
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