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Psalm 50

What brings you joy? Are there things that you love being in your life? I am talking small things. I know my relationship to the Lord is top – then my family. I am so grateful for Mr. Joe Perry. But I am talking the everyday small things that you don’t think about.

Today – God used music. I love it. I always have – in fact… I was a music major in college. Intricate patterns, melodies and counter-melodies have long been a second language to me. But I have to tell you, I love to get lost in music – and the Lord knows it. He has used so many songs to speak to me to lift me up, to amuse me – or to satisfy that tune in my head that I can’t get rid of until I play it.

This may seem trivial to you – but I want you to think about something. Have you stopped to think about these small things that God uses to delight you? It may be a sunrise or sunset. It may be nature – or star gazing. What brings you joy?

While I was pondering – it hit me that God was doing that just for me. I realized I let life, worries, busyness and quite frankly ‘noise’ capture and hold my attention. The big sounds were drowning out the quiet voice of God. I then knew it was a choice. I choose to hear noise, worries, and stress. He lets us choose if we want to hear Him or not. The sad thing is – He puts things out there all the time for us, even when we don’t have time for Him.

I want to offer a challenge to you. Start marking down the small things – delights of God. What does He do for you every day?

Maybe if we focus on that – our attitudes might change a little.

This is the month for Thanksgiving – let’s be thankful! What do you have? Clothes? Shoes? (An abundance of shoes?)

The Bible tells us in Psalms 50:14 ‘Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,’

I went to read that verse, and ended up reading Psalm 50 in entirety. (It’s good to always see what verses surround the one you are thinking of – so we don’t take things out of context.)

Well – the Psalm reflects on what people have done for years. We work so hard to please… to be ‘holy’ and work for God – that we forget to be thankful.

You should read the entire Psalm – but I pulled out this segment:

Psalm 50:7-15

7 O my people, listen as I speak.
    Here are my charges against you, O Israel:
    I am God, your God!
⁸ I have no complaint about your sacrifices
    or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.
⁹ But I do not need the bulls from your barns
    or the goats from your pens.
¹⁰ For all the animals of the forest are mine,
    and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
¹¹ I know every bird on the mountains,
    and all the animals of the field are mine.
¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
    for all the world is mine and everything in it.
¹³ Do I eat the meat of bulls?
    Do I drink the blood of goats?
¹⁴ Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
    and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
¹⁵ Then call on me when you are in trouble,
    and I will rescue you,
    and you will give me glory.”

God tells us so many times that he will rescue us – should we not be thankful?

Take a few minutes to think of all the ways God delights you. Choose today to spend time with Him – and be thankful for all He does.