Save me, O Lord, from my enemies; I have fled to you for refuge. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. (Psalm 143: 9-10)
The psalmist is in trouble. "My spirit fails," he writes a few verses before. "The enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground."
The psalmist turns to God. "Teach me the way I should go." He also prays, "destroy all my adversaries."
Especially under stress we will often have a specific vision of relief: destroy all my adversaries. Especially under stress we may not recognize the second or third order effects of our vision of success.
Crucially, the psalmist does not just pray for God to fulfill his vision, instead he prays to know God's vision.
The psalmist opens himself to know the will of God and to be led by God.
The psalmist is in trouble. "My spirit fails," he writes a few verses before. "The enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground."
The psalmist turns to God. "Teach me the way I should go." He also prays, "destroy all my adversaries."
Especially under stress we will often have a specific vision of relief: destroy all my adversaries. Especially under stress we may not recognize the second or third order effects of our vision of success.
Crucially, the psalmist does not just pray for God to fulfill his vision, instead he prays to know God's vision.
The psalmist opens himself to know the will of God and to be led by God.
posted by Didymus | 5:17 AM
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