yay for mom.

so I think that moms are amazing…especially mine. they always have something good to tell you, or so it seems. like lately for example I have had a ton of questions (as you well know) and i’ve been confused and upset about things and they always understand and are always willing to talk. thanks, mom. ( but the point of this something my mom sent me today in an e-mail. in her bible study she has been reading psalms and actually dealing with problems similar to mine as of late…funny how that happens. so in reading last night she was mad and upset and wanted to read a prayer in psalms from david as a prayer to God to wish dread on certain things in life that had been bothering and upsetting her. i think a lot of us do this…we get upset and we want to seek revenge or wish bad onto another person. we shouldn’t, though. we should pray for them…not against them. here’s the verse she sent me today...the verse she was given when she prayed her request:

Do good to your servant according to your word, Oh Lord. Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart. Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law. It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

i think it’s good that we are hurt sometimes. it helps us to grow and to fall on God. if we were never hurt and never faced hardship would we ever even talk to God? ever pray? i mean think about it…all too often when things are going right we get away from God and take it on ourselves – we take control. why? we’re given something and then we take it for granted and don’t thank the giver. don’t you like to be thanked when you give something? of course you do. i obviously can’t speak for everyone but for me i can say that it is good to be humbled at times. it brings us back down to reality. it makes us appreciate what we have. i’m not saying God wants us to hurt or makes us hurt, but then again maybe He just wants to get our attention… how we interpret it and react (mad, angry, humbled, prayerful, etc.) is up to us. any thoughts?

believe. live.

- david