May 7

Psalm 42 is one of the most beautiful and real Psalms of all. It is a Psalm of a person who is thirsting for the Lord and wants to meet with Him desperately. He keeps talking to His soul like it is another person and asking why it is depressed. He remembers the praise and worship while going to the house of God and desires that moment be replayed so he can rid himself of this oppression. He recites the greatness of God’s love, but also that he feels forgotten. As soon as he does that he recounts and confesses the truth that his hope is in God and he WILL praise him.

I don’t feel that downcast today, but I don’t feel overly joyful either. I feel kinda’ like I got in an accident yesterday and know I have to deal with it. Not the worst that could happen, but dang… The last verse in that Psalm really spoke to me. “Why are you downcast soul? Why are you disturbed?” Really, things pretty good today Terry. Your wife loves you, your kids are o.k. and love you, you live in a blessed house in a blessed land and pastor a great church with great people… Even if that weren’t the case, (which it is) I have God! He is God my Savior! When I put all the blessings that I DO have together with the unshakable fact of God’s great love for me, why do I get disturbed? FOCUS ON GOD Terry and tell your soul to line up with the facts.