Just thinking...

I am thinking about a verse from Psalms that I just heard again. Psalm 19:14 “Lord, may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes. You are my Rock and my Redeemer.” So I’m thinking about this and my mind gets stuck. 

WARNING: if you start to THINK about God’s Word, your mind will often get stuck.

How do you do this? Is it even possible for all of my speech and all of my thoughts to be pleasing to God?  As I take inventory of recent words and thoughts, I’m guessing I haven’t been exactly stellar. Oh, I have learned how to bite my tongue so that words I am thinking aren’t spoken in public but does it count if I just mutter under my breath?  And the thoughts…the idea of a mind reader scares me to death! But God knows my thoughts; “For the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts.” (1 Chron. 28:9)

I can never live up to that standard. What a depressing thought!

But then the Psalmist adds, “You are my Rock and my Redeemer.” So what does that have to do with this?

Well the idea of Jesus as my Rock speaks of a firm foundation on which to stand.  Perhaps some of my wayward words and thoughts are a result of not standing firm in Christ. Can my relationship with Christ help me grow beyond some of my inappropriate words and thoughts?

I know I have fallen off rocks before - literally and spiritually speaking. So the thought of Jesus as my Redeemer is awesome! Even when I do fail, Jesus is my Redeemer, taking my ugly sin away and cleansing the stain it leaves behind.

I need to seek to please God in every area of my life even knowing I can’t do it myself. Then, my relationship with Jesus can both improve my speech/thought life AND redeem it when (not if) I fail.

Sometimes getting stuck isn't so bad afterall...