If only You, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
They speak of You with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse Your name.
Do I not hate those who hate You, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against You?
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
Psalms 139:19-22
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As we go through life, we have choices. The choices we make determine our future. We can choose to serve God or our own needs or wants. Just as David decided to trust God with his life through all he experienced, we can learn to walk through our trials in this life.
Our memories and reactions are just as unique as we are. There are similarities between us, but we are unique. Our families have formed us to be who we are. Our dads are usually how we compare who God is. I was adopted by my aunt and uncle. I am not sure how old I was, but I do know they did the best they could in raising me and my cousin, their son.
Dad always did what he could by us kids and by mom. He provided a place for us to live and thrive when we moved to the country. He set mom up in a grocery store. We were able to walk to elementary school and grew up protected. There were not the typical pressures of living in a big city and attending a large school getting lost in the crowd.
We thrived and grew and matured. We respected what our parents was able to do for us. Especially now that we are older. I remember thinking I won’t say that to my kids and then I hear myself saying it to my son or daughter. Yeah, I had those days. I would have days where I truly disliked my parents because I thought they were unfair and that I would not ever leave. But I did, and through lots of tears and forgiveness, I have been able to respect my parents.
Through respecting and honoring them, I am showing the same respect for God. God tells us we will be blessed with long life and abundance when we respect and honor our parents. But we also need to teach this to our children and to those around us. When everyone has a respect for each other, then this world will become a better place. It only needs to start with us.
Honor your father and your mother,
so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20: 12
In our time, as in David’s, ignorance prevents us from being in line with God’s best for us. When we begin to serve our own desires we are out of God’s plan. We need only to repent and turn back to Him
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Father, forgive us for when we seek our own way and not Your way. Thank You for providing Your Holy Spirit as a guide and a reminder to us to return to You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
About Tina Marin
Tina, thank you for sharing some of your personal life with us. As children, learning to respect and honor our parents is the start of the many choices we will make throughout life. As you said, “In our time, as in David’s, ignorance prevents us from being in line with God’s best for us.” We need to study the whole Word of God and seek His Holy Spirit guidance to hate that which we should and love those whom we should.
Definitely praying your prayer.
such a good point, tina, that respect for parents (and others) will show our respect for God as we honor and obey Him. “When everyone has a respect for each other, then this world will become a better place. It only needs to start with us.” agreed. <3