Psalm
63:3-6 "Because thy lovingkindness is better than
life, my lips shall praise thee. (4) Thus will I bless thee while I
live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. (5) My soul shall be
satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with
joyful lips: (6) When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on
thee in the night watches."
(Colossians 3:1-2) "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek
those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
(2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the
earth."
There are legitimate complaints, I suppose. But there are also complaints that
come as a result of a wrong mindset, or maybe even as a result of habit.
It can become a habit to only speak negatively of anything and everything.
David had legitimate complaints because of the wrongdoing of King Saul. He also
brought upon himself some of the reasons for complaining. But in today's
verses, we see the best way to deal with things that we feel do not come up to
our satisfaction.
Paul stated it in this manner, "Set your affections on things above."
David stated it concerning the "lovingkindness" of God. He said that
is better than life itself; therefore we can read into this that David had the
same mindset as Paul. Instead of dwelling on things that I feel are wrong
or that I feel have been done wrongly to me, I'm going to think about the
goodness of my Lord and His mercy and grace that has been placed upon me.
At night, instead of letting my mind dwell on the bad things on earth, I'm
going to meditate upon all the good things that have originated in heaven at
God's throne of grace. Speaking for myself, when I can do those things, my soul
is satisfied as though I have eaten the very richest part of a steak. When my
heart and mind are set upon the goodness of God, how can I keep from praising
my God with joyful lips?
Is it worth a try? How about you? Can we agree to exercise ourselves in the things which point all glory and honor unto our Lord?