God, Enlarge our Hearts

Psalm 119:25-32
25 My soul clings to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.
28 My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall enlarge my heart. NKJV

Have you ever had a day when it seems like you rather go back to bed than make the best of the day that awaits you?
In the scripture above, David seems to relate to us that his soul, was clinging to the dust. Now, that is a bad day! When your mind, will and emotions gang up on you and tell you it is over. At this point one might as well cancel the day, and then resign ones self to the bedroom or the the recliner chair in the living room, right?
Wrong! Just because the T.V. commercials tell you that your life will be better after that face lift or tummy tuck is wrong. That latest procedure to take years off your your face in 15 minutes is in reality another gimmick to make you purchase something you really do not need! If you would or could remember the last night you had a good sleep, and then actually choose to go to bed and rest one might would find their face looking better just from the time of extra rest!

Or how about that aid you need to live longer but may cause a string of ailments ( you know, those side-effects )that may even cause death to come quickly to you?

Or what if healthier eating became a lifestyle for our bodies and  bring more energy for us to make it through the day?


Help Lord, oh please help, my hair is too long, my hair is too short, that second job is not working out, that weight loss aid put more pounds on the body, instead of off the body, the boss needs me to stay late all next month and the kid's extracurricular school play is being held, not in the town we live but 45 minutes from here at a civic center and will be on five nights of that same month! I was scheduled for two events on work calendar, but now I am looking at doing five events on the work calendar for the lady who usually does them but is taking a year long trip around the world. Oh help me Jesus!  Am certain this life has turned into an amusement ride and I want off........now!!!!

It appears that David had the same kind of days we sometimes have. He tells of the heaviness, and he spoke that he would be strengthened according to God's Word in verse 28.
Now some commentaries wrote that they thought, "the soul clings to dust" is meaning near death. But I do not think that is the truth, for why would David, ask in the verse 29, that he be removed from the way of lying? I believe for every decision he had to make, he needed the wisdom of God to make it. He did not want to base his decisions on anything false. No, I believed he still had many days ahead of him and he needed God's wisdom!

We are to base any and all decisions on the wisdom of God…..James 1:5-8…..5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. NKJV

 Always seek to make a wise choice….in Psalm 119:105 says,  “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” When we follow the teachings of God’s Word, He guides our path and provides knowledge to make wise choices.

Keeping our speech in the integrity of God's word is imperative. We should always be seeking to be honest with others. Lying is just a way of power that is of the evil one, to take you where you probably do not want to go. That lying thing is always about me and not you, the other person! Lying makes me look good and  makes you, "well not so good looking at all"!

In keeping honesty before us, is to being above reproach.......Paul tells us in Colossians 1:21-23
 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight-- 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. NKJV

When we have received Jesus as Lord, those wicked things were put far from us. In His death, Jesus bore every sinful thing including disease and we became holy, blameless and above reproach in the sight of God. But as Paul went on to say that.... " if "...you continue in faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the gospel which we have heard, then we continually are walking reconciled to God, blameless and above reproach.  When we reside in The Word of Promise, we stay strong, and continue to adhere to the truth and have no need to lie.

When we continue to cling, like David did in  the testimonies of God, we are never put to shame. YOU and I may have a bad day, but if we will continually turn to the Word of truth and see His light for our lives, we move out of the darkness and continue on our way to purpose. Walking in truth will keep us from at adding lies to our walk with others. People should always know us to be truthful. They should know when you open your mouth, the truth is to help others, encourage others and bring the peace of God! Granted, as a leader, some correction may need to be ministered, but should not include lies to make us look better and the "corrected one" to look like the dirt we walk on!

It is not up to us, for the other to receive in what we have given and spoken in love and faith in God, but it is entirely up to the Holy Spirit! We can certainly give to others in the grace and love of God and move away to continue our walk of faith, trusting God is still on our side and is with us in every decision based upon His wisdom.

And whether the given word was received or not, always trust God to bring to pass that which He has spoken to our hearts! What we give is under the blood of the covenant in Jesus!
Our expectancy is to allow God to continue to enlarge our hearts to receive all that He has prepared for you and me! 

It should not be about those who jockeying for positions to gain a place in ranks of those who lead, but it should be our hearts enlarged to receive what God had designed for us to stand . It is a place that will cause our gift to shine, It is a place that brings glory to God .........whatever your situation today, know God is on Your side and He will promote You in the time He has destined for you to take that place of leadership. If He gives you a name, it will still be under His holy son's name, Jesus Christ.

Today, let's continue to follow truth of God's Word and not the world. Let's put the Word into practice and see His purpose for our lives come to manifestation. Our God is for  us. He created us to look the way we do, and act the way we do according to His word of power.

Today, Lord, we pray for our hearts to be enlarged for that which YOU created us to be. We ask in the name of Jesus to be like David who always sought truth, and gave praise for YOUR counsel. Today, we do desire to move out of the arena of mediocrity, those looking to make their flesh look great, but deny any aid to their inner being, the hearts YOU our Lord hold so dear. Guide us Holy Spirit in truth and show us the right way to walk out any circumstances or situations that have arisen to give us the sense of a heaviness we know YOU do not want us to carry. In truth of YOU and YOUR word, we surrender to YOUR plan and expect to BE led away from lying. We do not desire to see ourselves dressed in reproach for we follow closely to Your Word and plan. As we learned in previous teachings Lord, Mary, the mother of Jesus never bore shame. Be it unto us according to YOUR Word and may we bless YOU and bring glory to YOUR name all the days of our lives. Amen

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