Have you ever lost perspective? Have you ever only focused on the "short" term and on the here and now?
In the above scripture, the Psalmist was grieved because of his own lapse of faith. He speaks of his own foolishness.
The Psalmist compared himself to an animal, a beast, when he lost his eternal perspective. Why did he compare himself to a beast? An animal has no sense of eternal or divine perspective. An animal only focuses on immediate gratification - this for that!
This is what happened to me. Or, should I say, this is what "happens" to me when the pressures of this world causes my perspective to be tweaked or when my patience wears out and I want immediately - this for that!
But because of God grace, and a little rest, I come back to my senses and I recognize as the Psalmist came to recognize - that God never left him - and God never leaves us - even though for a moment - we leave God. This is what the Psalmist realized, "You hold me by my right hand. You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Don't let the pressures of this world turn you into a "beast". But rather, when you feel those pressures all around you, tighten up your squeeze on His Hand, and remember, when we lose our grip on Him, He never loses His grip on us!
"But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Your works." Psalm 73:28
What a timely message! Blessing Focus on HIS Beauty instead of becoming a beast!
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