#3786 – Looking to God

Good morning people who turn from yourself to God

Psalm 34:4-5 NIV I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

Freedom from fear of the future and freedom from shame of the past both come to us as we look to God, not to ourselves.

The challenge is that we try this, but if it doesn’t happen quickly or how we would like it to, we conclude that it doesn’t work.

Over the years of walking with God, I have frequently caught myself thinking about myself more than I am thinking about God. I don’t have to try and do this, it automatically happens.

And this is why a reminder like this is as good for me as it is for you.

It’s time for us to resist the gravitational pull towards SELF.

It’s time for us to continue to place God before us and to seek Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.

Freedom comes from God, not from self.