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The Good Life

Sunday November 26, 2017

Addiction for many of us focused on trying to find happiness.  Some of us thought that escaping pain would bring happiness.  Others, who didn’t have a lot of pain, just sought pleasure.  God however, shows us the way to true happiness.  He lays out a path for us to walk that is good.  He also reveals traps and obstacles that we are to avoid along the way. 

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. 
They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.  But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.  (Psalm 1:1-6 NLT)

We are programmed every day by media and in conversation with others to believe that the good life comes from doing what we want, when we want.  God says the good life comes from spending time with Him, letting His words instruct us and His Spirit fill our hearts.  It’s easy to just drift along with the crowd without giving much thought to what we say and do.  When we do this God says we are just like dust on a windy day that gets blown around.

God invites us to recover the life He created us to live, a life that is strengthened by His word and fruitful as a healthy tree planted along a riverbank.  God wants our lives to bless others. When difficult times come, God wants to refresh us and help us prosper.  God invites us to freedom and purity of heart as we follow His ways and live under His protection.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, help me to listen to You and follow your ways so I may joyfully live under your protection and experience the fullness of life you desire me to have.  Amen

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