Meditate Part 2

Meditation 2

Yesterday we took a step toward reclaiming the word "meditate". My intention was to motivate my own sluggish heart to remember the things of old.
In times of trouble it is often easy to get so caught up and almost entranced by our distress that we all too quickly forget our God and the history in which He has proven His faithfulness to all generations.

As I pushed forward after yesterday's writing I was wholly encouraged by the following text from Psalms and I share it with you in the hope that you too will remember the God of your salvation; the One who stood with you in times of rejoicing and times of trouble. Jeremiah 29:13 says, "You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
Psalms 77:1- 20
In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord

"I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and He will hear me. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I considered the days of old, the years long ago.
I said, "Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart."
Then my spirit made a diligent search: "Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has His steadfast love forever ceased? Are His promises at an end for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His compassion?" Selah Then I said, "I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High."
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. I will ponder all Your work, and meditate on Your mighty deeds.
Your way, O God, is holy. What God is great like our God? You are the God who works wonders; You have made known your might among the peoples. You with Your arm redeemed Your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah When the waters saw You, O God, when the waters saw You, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled. The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; Your arrows flashed on every side. The crash of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; Your lightning's lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook. Your way was through the sea, Your path through the great waters; yet Your footprints were unseen. You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron."

Dear ones, whatever your trouble, cry out to God, remember Him and offer Him praise; praise to the one who is in the wind, the waves and whose Spirit is in you.
Through it all, in the midst of it all, let your heart meditate on Him.
Stephanie