"For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."
Psalms 84:10-12
I like the idea that one day with God is better than a thousand anywhere else. That's a good thing to remember as we weigh our decisions. We often vastly discount what God offers us because something else seems more immediate... but honestly, it's like choosing to eat the tic tacs in our pocket because we don't want to take the time to walk across the street for some real food. Those tic-tacs might be awesome, and our favorite flavor, but they aren't ever going to even begin to compare with the banquet that the Lord has prepared for us.
Today, let's walk uprightly so that God won't withhold any good things from us. Let's trust in the Lord, and be blessed. And let's remember that anything with God is better than everything there is without him. And even though that choice may seem hard now, when we can see the full perspective, it really isn't. It's trading stress for peace and contentment, and tic tacs for a banquet. God wants to give us everything good... we just have to hang in there and have faith.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."
Psalms 84:10-12
I like the idea that one day with God is better than a thousand anywhere else. That's a good thing to remember as we weigh our decisions. We often vastly discount what God offers us because something else seems more immediate... but honestly, it's like choosing to eat the tic tacs in our pocket because we don't want to take the time to walk across the street for some real food. Those tic-tacs might be awesome, and our favorite flavor, but they aren't ever going to even begin to compare with the banquet that the Lord has prepared for us.
Today, let's walk uprightly so that God won't withhold any good things from us. Let's trust in the Lord, and be blessed. And let's remember that anything with God is better than everything there is without him. And even though that choice may seem hard now, when we can see the full perspective, it really isn't. It's trading stress for peace and contentment, and tic tacs for a banquet. God wants to give us everything good... we just have to hang in there and have faith.
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