Challenging Normal

He hears my cries when no one else does. He hears me when I am alone. He knows what I need even when I do not know myself.

v4 - To anger and not sin, we have to turn our anger over to God. We have to release that when stirs up the wrong emotions.

Silence is one of the hardest things in life to do. It is our mouth that gets us ahead of God. If I can not be quite I can not hear from God myself.

v6 - God is the only true good. He is light. When He shines His light on us it gives us new perspective.

v8 - When we are being still (laying down) is when God can work. To sleep is to rest, to allow God to restore everything that we have used up. The peace of God allows us to walk through any situation or circumstances.

2:12 - "Blessed are all who take refuge in Him." That is the most comforting thought anyone could have. For God alone is my refuge and my safe place.

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3:3 - God is the one that protects us. He is our shield and fortress. His glory is what lifts us up. His glory is what causes us to rise above the situation that we are in.

3:5 - The Lord is the only thing that truly sustains our life. If we look anywhere else we will be disappointed.

v1 - Counsel = influence. Who or what am I allowing to influence my life? Influence matters because it is what shapes me. Influence is the people or things that we place an importance on. I have to guard my influences.

v2 - You can not delight in what you are not reading. The Word of God can not permeate my mind if I am not putting it there.

v3 - The proof is in the fruit or the lack of fruit. Fruit is the evidence of what is in the inside of us. It will come out. Our fruit shows us where we are planted and how deep our roots are.

v5 - If I am standing in God and with God then there is nothing that I walk through or go through that will cause me not to stand.

v6 - I am grateful that God is always watching over me.