Psalm 131 Divine Discontentment

Psalm 131:2-3

I have stilled and quieted my soul…..

O’ Israel

(People of God)

Put your hope in the LORD,

Both now and forevermore.

Striving, discontentment, angst, stress…..

The Psalmist has found the cure.

The cure for all these………

And all else.

I like to call it Divine Discontentment.

Guys,

Please notice……

David does not say…

The LORD quieted my soul.

He does not say…

God zapped me….

And made me feel better.

He does not say…

God waved a magic wand

And all my problems……..

 Poof………they went away.

No, instead David tells us,

“I have stilled and quieted my soul”

“I have” ……..really?…….. ”I have”……….

Wow…..

He did it himself…….

And goes on to tell us how to do it…….

“Put your hope in The LORD”.

Divine Discontentment…..

Yes there are things in my life I am not happy with….

Yes there are circumstances I would like to change….

Yes I am working to make those things better.

And yet it is not me……..

But Christ in me.

His Goodness.

His Power.

His Love.

His……

And so……

My hope is in Him…..

For now……..And for……. what’s next.

No worries mate….

He’s got this…..

He’s got me….

No worries.

So what about it guys…….

As we do what we do today……

As we walk out into the life God brings our way…..

Will we……not can we…… But……Will we……

Will we choose to live from a deeper trust in our Heavenly Father?

Will we put our hope in Him and so……..

Live……..Yes…….. Truly Live.

Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit,

Stoke up the great desire in me today

To live in Divine Discontentment.

Amen