It matters where I place my matters




Psalms 4:4-5 (NLT) 
4 Don't sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude
5 Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord.
It is sometimes easy to allow sin to control me, to think about things I should not think about, to be angry with someone, to sow seeds of hate and disgust.

More often than not, I want to speak first and think later. I would much rather run into the situation, rather than walk away from it. I would much rather solve it, than live with it.

This is good to a degree, but there is another side to the coin. In some ways, the problems in my life are problems that could have been set up by God to allow me to let Him work them out. It could be that the best course of action is one of silence. It could be that I need to meet with God, go to bed, and ponder what is going on, rather than spewing my thoughts out the instant they arise.

There are times in my life where my desire for "resolution" outweighs my desire to trust God. I must learn how to be silent and allow God time to work. I must act on what I know, and not always on what I feel or what I think.

If I am unjustly treated, did God know that I was unjustly treated? Yes. If God is my Father, and I was truly unjustly treated, would He stand by silently? Maybe, maybe not. He is God, and I am Dave, and He has not missed one thing that has, or is, or will be happening on this earth. I must not act as if He missed something.

Today, or the next time I want to take matters in my own hands, I need to slow down, give it to God, and wait for Him to make an action plan. This is easily preached, but difficult to apply. Help me, God!
       

       
Dave Wager
 davewager.com

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