Have you ever received a call from someone who asks your opinion about a decision that they need to make, but they really don’t want your advice – they just want you to agree with whatever plan they have already made? I think they really know that their plan is wrong or has holes in it, but they are intent doing it anyway. They don’t ask God because they know the answer, and it is not an answer they want to hear. I know this because I’ve probably made a few of those phones calls – just searching for someone to come into agreement with my faulty plan so I can justify moving forward with it. Then when things go awry, the complaining begins!
Read Psalms 5:1-12 and meditate on these points:
- Do I complain to others or to God who can fix my situation or my attitude?
- Do I wait for His answer or seek counsel from the world?
- When faced with hostility from others do I react or let God act?
- Do I rely on His protection or make my own?
Lord, through all of my murmurings and complaints I cry to You because You are my God and King. I direct everything to You and wait in expectation of Your answer. Help me to go to You first and seek Your will instead of my own. You are filled with an abundance of kindness and favor towards me. Guide me in all right things when I face hostility. As I flee to You for protection, I will be joyful and will shout for joy. You protect me and defend me. You bless me and with delight, You surround me. In Jesus name. Amen.