Jen smiles, sings, & shares.: Let's start with the Psalms..

jenniferjchung:

A friend and I have decided to devote our quiet times to reading Psalms in hopes to get insight on giving praise.. real praise.. genuine praise..

A gratitude so great that all you really can do.. is sing.

I didn’t grow up in the church. I wasn’t forced into going.. it was a choice I made for myself when I was lost and seeking answers. Slowly God changed my heart. Music has always been a huge part of my life but I soon realized it was a gift God gave me to ultimately find Him.

I read chapter 1 of Psalms and a big smile came over my face. Starting from verse 2 I started singing the words.. recollection..it was the first song I had ever sang at church to the congregation.

“I will delight in the law of the Lord.. I will meditate day and night. Then like a tree firmly planted I’ll be, standing in Your word. Blessed is the one who follows the way of the Lord. Blessed is the one.”

I tend to have these episodes in my life where I have to rewind and get back on track with my relationship with God. In my heart I tell Him I’m sorry for being distracted. In my heart He tells me He’s been waiting but He’s more loving and welcoming than ever.

BOOK I
Psalms 1–41

 ¹ Blessed is the one 
   who does not walk in step with the wicked 
or stand in the way that sinners take 
   or sit in the company of mockers, 
² but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, 
   and who meditates on his law day and night. 
³ That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, 
   which yields its fruit in season 
and whose leaf does not wither— 
   whatever they do prospers.

 ⁴ Not so the wicked! 
   They are like chaff 
   that the wind blows away. 
⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, 
   nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

 ⁶ For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, 
   but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

· 4 weeks ago · Jan 27,2012 · 33 notes
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