1 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
2 But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
3 The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got,
igniting a fire of words:
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Interlude
There is power in the Scriptures. Any true believer would agree. The word has this innate ability to change ones self. Some would say it acts to generate a fairytale effect. I tend to believe that the Scriptures is a living word, not just something written by man to instill some sort of false confidence or distraction from reality.
Yesterday I read the passage above and began to realize that life, as it were in the flesh, is short. I don’t say that with any dismay, but simply as a reality. As we grow in our faith we will be challenged. If we are not being challenged, we are not exhibiting any growth or change. Being surrounded by non-believers is not intended to be easy. We are not responsible for the action of others, not in the same sense as our faith. We are responsible to keeping ourselves pure. “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say”, we are encouraged to live a life that honors God both in our actions as well as our attitude. Hopefully in doing this we will be an example for those who do not know or understand the truth. That being said we will still find ourselves struggling, getting frustrated at this world we are surrounded by. The reality is life is short hear on earth. We should continue to remember this when those tough times come. Its not long before we see the Lord and if we stay true to the faith we will be blessed.
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
2 But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
3 The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got,
igniting a fire of words:
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Interlude
There is power in the Scriptures. Any true believer would agree. The word has this innate ability to change ones self. Some would say it acts to generate a fairytale effect. I tend to believe that the Scriptures is a living word, not just something written by man to instill some sort of false confidence or distraction from reality.
Yesterday I read the passage above and began to realize that life, as it were in the flesh, is short. I don’t say that with any dismay, but simply as a reality. As we grow in our faith we will be challenged. If we are not being challenged, we are not exhibiting any growth or change. Being surrounded by non-believers is not intended to be easy. We are not responsible for the action of others, not in the same sense as our faith. We are responsible to keeping ourselves pure. “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say”, we are encouraged to live a life that honors God both in our actions as well as our attitude. Hopefully in doing this we will be an example for those who do not know or understand the truth. That being said we will still find ourselves struggling, getting frustrated at this world we are surrounded by. The reality is life is short hear on earth. We should continue to remember this when those tough times come. Its not long before we see the Lord and if we stay true to the faith we will be blessed.
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