Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Everything on this earth is temporary—from the job I’ve worked so hard at, to the money I’ve earned to help take care of my family—all of it is temporary. I can take none of it with me when I’m gone. All the anger over times I feel I’ve been wronged, all the worry over the way a situation will go, all utterly useless. So how do I live a meaningful life in the face of this fact? “Trust in the LORD and do good.”
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
And how do I know what constitutes “doing good”? Love God and love others. First do no harm. Take delight in the LORD. If He is my focus and my delight, He will show me the desires of HIS heart, and they will become the desires of MY heart.
Psalm 37:5-6 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this; He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
Lord, it sounds so easy—delight in You, trust in You, do good for You, but somehow I make it so difficult. I get angry or jealous, scared or bitter. I take my eyes off of You and get lost in the chaos of the world. Help me to be still before You, to wait patiently for You. Help me to delight only on You. Take out my heart of stone and replace it with a heart so full of You, of Your love, mercy, and compassion, that You are all I see, all I know, all I want. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 37:7-8 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.
Have a blessed day.