I am not sure what happened to me today. I have had to learn quite a few new things about myself and my body. I know that my body is a temple but of late, "my temple" has been a bit more like Angkor Wat than anything built of the Lord. My body seems to be falling apart asnd my symptoms are getting worse. I have been told that is due to the high amount of stress that my body is in. When asked if I have a stressful lifestyle I just laughed. After all I do live in a developing, UN run country. So I need to combat all the stress that I am living under by reducing (or eliminating) coffee, sugar and yeast in my diet.
But at the end of the day I will still have to deal with the stress and its causes in my life. And how exactly am I supposed to do that? Do I just leave the place that I am living? Take up a less stressful job?
Then at church today we read Psalm 96. Which starts off like this -
1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
And I got to thinking about my new song. What is going to be my new song. More importantly what was my old song?
Songz777 posted referred to this passage today Hebrews 10:35-36
35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
I know God is calling me to a new song, new worship, maybe even a new life in Him. I am looking for my new way of worship. My life needs to sing about Him. My voice, my actions, my body need to speak of my God. So over the next couple of weeks I have decided it is time to seek Him above all things in my life by -
But at the end of the day I will still have to deal with the stress and its causes in my life. And how exactly am I supposed to do that? Do I just leave the place that I am living? Take up a less stressful job?
Then at church today we read Psalm 96. Which starts off like this -
1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
And I got to thinking about my new song. What is going to be my new song. More importantly what was my old song?
Songz777 posted referred to this passage today Hebrews 10:35-36
35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
I know God is calling me to a new song, new worship, maybe even a new life in Him. I am looking for my new way of worship. My life needs to sing about Him. My voice, my actions, my body need to speak of my God. So over the next couple of weeks I have decided it is time to seek Him above all things in my life by -
- Being spontaneous in my worship. Waking up refreshed and eager to do His will. To be renewed daily in my worship.
- To reflect on how my life has changed since knowing Christ and praise Him for the changes He has made. To find the reason behind my worship everyday so that I am thankful in all that I do.
- To make sure that every area of my life matches. I need consistency in my worship. I need to be dedicated so that I can show forth my worship in all areas of my life.
- To make sure my body is a living sacrfice to God. I need to overcome my flesh. I need to face all the challenges my body is giving me and allow God to work through all the frustrations I face to make my body a health, living and vibrant temple.
- And above all else to have His presence in all that I do. I know that life is not worth living if I become disconnected from Him. His word and His Spirit are needed in my life. They are needed in all I do. It is time to let Him live in my life.
