the.slow.down

so psalms 58 and 59, somewhat similar in nature. curses on the enemy. a request for the righteous judge to judge the wicked, to smite them, to make them as stillborn children, and to cause them great pain, that the righteous would be justified and God glorified.

so how does this practically apply to me? kind of funny question after you read the passion and the detail that is included in these psalms. but i do think that, once again, the overriding thing that i can take away from these psalms is the absolute dependance on God for resolution and protection and justification.

there is no taking of things into his own hands, there is the simple cry and plea that God, the Lord of Hosts, would come down and protect, shelter, and judge. and that is good for me. i mean obviously i can’t relate real well to physical men chasing me through the wilderness, etc. wanting to kill me, but i can relate to “those that are opposed to me” in more of a conceptual sense. how do i deal with and handle those things that oppose me and “afflict” me? do i look to God to be my help. well to be honest, i have been well trained as a good faithful american to depend on myself. imagine that! yes me, i can fix my problems and i can work myself out of stresses and issues that come into my world.

okay so that’s a broken paradigm. i’m aware of that, and frankly just need God’s help to move out of that and into Him. and that is my prayer.

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