"Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul."
Psalms 106:12-15
This is an interesting and sort of sad progression, but perhaps a familiar one. We believe, sing God's praise, and then we forget and go astray. An interesting thing here is that it says that God "gave them their request" by granting them leanness of soul I'm sure that we don't *intentionally* ask for that, but by the context of our lives we probably are unconsciously asking for some leanness. God offers us richness of soul and glittering facets of truth and beauty, and we toss them aside because they require effort or they aren't paying off immediately, or whatever else makes us go astray. And when we make those kinds of choices, letting go of all that God has to offer us, we are always choosing less. If we don't accept perfection from God, there is nothing else that can come even close for us.
Today, let's remember that walking away from God essentially means that we are asking to be less than we could be, and consider that choice carefully. Let's instead stick with God and not forget or be too busy and hasty to listen to God's wise counsel.
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul."
Psalms 106:12-15
This is an interesting and sort of sad progression, but perhaps a familiar one. We believe, sing God's praise, and then we forget and go astray. An interesting thing here is that it says that God "gave them their request" by granting them leanness of soul I'm sure that we don't *intentionally* ask for that, but by the context of our lives we probably are unconsciously asking for some leanness. God offers us richness of soul and glittering facets of truth and beauty, and we toss them aside because they require effort or they aren't paying off immediately, or whatever else makes us go astray. And when we make those kinds of choices, letting go of all that God has to offer us, we are always choosing less. If we don't accept perfection from God, there is nothing else that can come even close for us.
Today, let's remember that walking away from God essentially means that we are asking to be less than we could be, and consider that choice carefully. Let's instead stick with God and not forget or be too busy and hasty to listen to God's wise counsel.
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