Psalm 40:8

"I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."

        - Psalm 40:8


       This is a very interesting piece of scripture. It's very simple yet very powerful. "I will do what you tell me; I know your rules, and I will follow them." Why, if we know how amazing and powerful God is, do we not do what he says all the time? When I try to do something on my own, it doesn't always work out. If I tap into God's infinite wisdom and power, it always works out. This one of the basic enigmas of Christianity. Our sinful nature at birth is the cause. If you have ever seen a two year old with a toy, you will know what I'm talking about. If you take the toy away from that child (besides crying), what will he/she do? They will say MINE, MINE, MINE. Why? Did we teach the child to do that? Of course not. We try to teach our children to share. So why are children that young so selfish? It is our nature.

        I have thought about this and studied this for a long time. Why are we the way we are by nature? This was not God's original intention for our lives. At the garden, Adam and Eve bit the apple of knowledge and God punished mankind with the truth of the world; Of the devil, hard work, shame, etc. etc. That's why this very simple passage of scripture is so difficult for a human being to grasp and to follow. We are by nature a sinful, greedy, immature people. I'm just so glad that God always offers us the opportunity to share in his wealth and his eternalness. All we have to do is desire to do His will. That's it! Its so simple, isn't it....

Psalm 51:12

"Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me"

        - Psalm 51:12

        We sometimes forget that we are saved, that we are part of God's wonderful grace and love. I have been lucky enough to see God working in miraculous ways recently. I have a renewed sense of what God is doing and will continue to do. This passage of scripture does speak to me loud and clear though. A "willing spirit" is hard to come by when you are cut off in traffic, or a loved one gets ill. It is great to know, however, that God will grant us the strength to get break through any obstacle if we just have that willing spirit.