Remind Yourself of Who Your God Is

by | Jan 27, 2021

Psalm 69:3 I am weary with my crying out my throat is parched.  My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.

Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Are you waiting on God for something today and you are so weary of waiting on Him that you could just scream?  It seems as though at times when you wait on God for something that the days get longer and longer until you start to doubt and Satan pounces in with all of his lies saying that God doesn’t care or God isn’t listening ~ don’t buy it!

If there is one thing David is known for above all else it is the fact that God called him a “man after God’s own heart”.  Why do you think that is?  David was a man that had so much bloodshed in his lifetime that he wasn’t allowed to build the temple, he was given the instructions for his son Solomon to do it.  He took another man’s wife and had the man killed……. why was he called a man after God’s heart:

Have you ever read the book of Psalms?  No, I mean really read it, not just the skim over it. I mean, have you ever really read the Psalms and thought about what was going on when they were written and what was being said?  It is amazing how real David was with God!  One minute David is saying, “Oh Lord, this is horrible, everyone including my brothers is out to kill me, I can’t take any more, my tears water my pillow all night, my throat is parched because of my crying and I am sick of waiting…… I will praise the Lord, my God, for all of His wondrous works, I will tell everyone of all of your great deeds, I will praise you all day long because you are so amazing, by the way…. kill all those who are coming after me, destroy them to the ends of the earth, let them be eaten by the dogs and birds of the field….. I will praise you until I am old and in the grave………….

David loved God so much and He never doubted God’s goodness or His love to the point that no matter what He was facing and no matter how tired He was of waiting on God, he constantly reminded himself and God that He knew God was wonderful, all-powerful, able to deliver him and able to pour out revenge on David’s enemies.  David would interrupt himself to say how great God is and how wonderful God had always been to his people.  He would remind himself of all the great things God had done for Israel and for David.  His faith came from totally trusting God in all that He faced.  He went to God for everything and never hesitated to be totally honest with where he was and yet showed God the honor due Him by praising and thanking Him continually.

Walking out your faith requires you to remind yourself during the struggle who God is, what He has done, and all He has promised to do.

If you want to have a heart after God then pour your heart out to Him, tell Him all of your troubles and frustrations like you would your best friend,  but take the time in the middle of all of that to remind yourself of Who you are talking to and praise and thank Him for Who He is, what He has done and all that He will do in your life.  Remind yourself continuously of how great God is and praise Him for how Holy, Mighty and Wonderful He is.  Allow your main focus to be on Him and Who He is, expect Him to care because He does, be real in your walk with Him.  Own your own sin and repent!  Love God with your whole heart and know that He loves you more than you can comprehend!  The world is too full of mamby-pamby Christians, my challenge to you today is to Get Real in your walk with Him!

Quote: “Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they, therefore, remain bound.”  James Allen, As a Man Thinketh 

5 Comments

  1. Wendy Cothran

    Love this! It was exactly what I needed today! Thank you for your wonderful daily devotionals.

  2. Peggy

    Thank you for this encouragement today…

  3. Lou Dickens

    Love this looking forward to more devos

  4. Cheryl

    We, need God all the time. Good and bad. Thankful for His forgiveness of our sibs.

  5. Susan N Scholle

    I love how you use mamby-pamby. I had not heard that phrase in a long time 🙂
    Thanks