Internalize
1 I said, “I will watch my ways
and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
while in the presence of the wicked.”
2 So I remained utterly silent,
not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;
3 my heart grew hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Show me, LORD, my life’s end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.
6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
without knowing whose it will finally be.
7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you. Psalm 39:1-7
Tongues being spoken that seemed to lash out, and in silence I sat there and listened. Have you ever felt this way? Then, have you walked away from the situation and began to completely internalize the whole one-sided conversation. Questioned why you had to go through it, whether you deserved it or not, and was the situation really in your control. It could be that maybe you even had a fire burn in you that pulled you away from what your focus needed to be, and made you keep thinking about the conversation. Well, David seemed to nail it on the head with these verses. He realized something that we sometimes really fall short on in our walk. We are only here for a limited time on this earth and we need to focus on the hope that we have. We shouldn't spend time internalizing the things that don't mean anything for us or for God, but we should focus on the things that do mean something and help us grow closer to our Lord.
Have a great weekend.
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