“I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto your testimonies (commandments). 60. I made haste, and delayed not to keep your commandments.”
Have you ever said to yourself, “I should have given a little more thought to that"? I have. In fact, I have also said, “I should have given a lot more thought to that.” We have all probably said about certain things in our lives, “What in the world was I thinking?” The psalmist gave some good advice about stopping and thinking about what we say and do in life. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he reveals to us the importance of right thinking. Right thinking will lead us in the right direction. The psalmist wrote, “I thought on my ways.” We need to stop and think about what direction decisions we make in life will lead us. For example, when a person takes that first snort of cocaine, he or she is asking to be addicted for the rest of their lives. If they would stop and think, they would not give their lives to such a sordid addiction. Perhaps, bad decisions that you have made in your life have not been that dire and life-changing, but they, nevertheless, led you in the wrong direction. The decision can be something like deciding which TV programs to watch. There is a lot of bad stuff on TV that will lead us in the wrong direction if we are not careful. It’s those little bad decisions that add up and lead us in the wrong direction. When you make decisions in life, think about what direction that decision will take you. If you sense that it will not take you in the direction of God’s will, it would be better to take another route. Right thinking will lead us toward God and not away from Him. The psalmist wrote, “…and turned my feet to your testimonies.” The only way that we can make decisions that will lead us toward God and His will for our lives, is to make decisions under the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus told His disciples that He would send the Holy Spirit to them who would guide them. If we seek His leadership, we can be sure that we will be in God’s will and not away from it. I have made decisions in my life that were led by the Holy Spirit, and I have made decisions that were not. I can tell you from these experiences that following the guidance of the Holy Spirit is better. When Paul and Barnabas went on their first missionary journey, a young man named John Mark went with them. Early in the journey it is recorded in Acts 13 that when they “sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, John left them and went back to Jerusalem." If John Mark had thought through what the Holy Spirit wanted of him, he might not have made the journey in the first place. Stop and think before you make a decision about your life about whether or not it is from the Holy Spirit. Right thinking will reveal to us what our real priorities should be. The psalmist wrote, “I made haste, and delayed not to keep your commandments.” Notice: “I made haste.” This means the psalmist did not waste his time on low priority things, but centered his thinking on high priority things. We can have many priorities that will not make our lives better. God has given us gifts and talents, and we should use those talents and gifts building up God’s kingdom. We waste a lot of time on non-essentials. Please do not read here that I’m telling you to never relax and to never seek entertainment. What I am relating is that there is a time and place for everything, but we are responsible for putting right priorities in their proper perspective. Give some thought to right thinking. Bro. Joe
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