Shackles and Chains
Hello Everybody, Oh what a beautiful morning! Oh what a beautiful day! Just listened to the song from "Oklahoma" the movie. Something about today makes me want to address something God has been teaching me in my life right now. "Let go of your concerns. Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth." Psalm 46:10 I have been really sober minded and serious lately. Not that that is bad - but I feel that all of the things in my life that have been constantly on my mind in a negative way weigh me down. We are told in scripture (Psalm 46:10, Job 12:10, Philippians 4:6) to give all of our concerns to God and focus on him without being anxious about anything. You know, let go and let God. But often times when I am burdened with something and I lay it on the alter, when it comes up again I immediately run back to the alter and take back the burden I put there. It's pretty much like Indian-giving what I put In God's hands. I don...