I will be glad… (Psalm 21) 160208
I have been having mood swing back and forth. There are times whereby I was deeply sad, another word for depressed. There are times whereby I was overjoyed with excitement. There are times whereby I was simply warmed by the contentment in life. There are times whereby I was stressed to the core. There are times whereby I was relaxed in the presence of God. These emotional swings cause me to grow weary and tired. I grew exhausted trying to come to term with the differences in emotions.
I am thankful that I am getting better as I understand and experience God and His grace for me. His strength makes me glad, therefore I will be glad (v1). And I rejoice in His salvation work in my life (v1). This is the foundation of my stable gladness recently.
It is not only about the work He has done for me that makes me glad. It is the nature of God, and His relationship with me, or rather my relationship with Him; that makes me glad. He will give me my heart’s desire (v2). He will meet me with His blessing of goodness and set a me with a crown (v3). He gives me life (v4), and He makes me joyful in His presence (V6). He is willing to do so much for me. His willingness does not depend on my willingness. His willingness is solely an outflow of His lovingkindness nature.
I will be glad. It does not mean I will not be facing anymore challenges or tribulation in life that makes me sad or depress again. It also does not mean that I will be always happy and positive and high-spirited in everything I do. But I think I will be glad because I have learned to pay attention to God’s presence in my life more. I do not always sense His presence, though I know He is with me always in my cognitive understanding of God. I have learned to slow down a little, enjoy the morning coffee a little more, and smile at the storm of life a little longer.
I will be glad. I am learning to attend to the ever presence of God’s immanent presence. I want to learn to be glad in God not only when I am still in the morning writing devotion. I want to be glad in God when I ride my bike to school. I want to be glad in God when I am feeding Alethea. I want to be glad in God when I have to wash Alethea’s feeding bottles at night. I want to be glad in God when I encountered stressful situation in the course of my day. I will be glad. Will you be glad too?
HHS..
Abel…
