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bigmike

Psalm 37:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.
Rest and wait; do we see it in this verse?
These two things are probably the two most difficult things for any of us to do.
Once we take the steps to work at trying to achieve them, we will find out that they go hand in hand. If we can rest in the Lord fully, we will more than likely have no problem waiting on Him. The wait will be effortless.
When we rest in the Lord we are basically saying that we trust His timing and His way above ours. This will settle our minds right down.
We can get distracted in this process very easily. One thing that’s very common is that we start looking around and comparing. This may cause us to start fretting and taking things into our own hands.
We must stay focused and not get distracted with what is going on around us.
I’ll be real with you; we are all good at analyzing. Probably our best quality!
We are all good at seeing what others are doing. And if we are not careful, it can make us ugly on the inside with envy and bitterness. And it can lead us into becoming very angry people.
Don’t go there. It does more harm than good.
Wait on God with the right heart. He is faithful to answer our request!
Keep our focus by taking our eyes off everyone/everything else, and look toward the hills.
Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Amen.

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