3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
We judge everything by our 5 senses. It is very difficult to stop doing that.
We think what is pleasant to us is good and what is unpleasant to us is bad when it’s often the reverse. We desire comfort and ease but our trust is not grown in comfort and ease. We learn the obedience of trust by the things we suffer, not the things that please our senses.
We are joyful over certain things because we find them pleasing and don’t stop to wonder if we might be joying over a trifle and sorrowing over what will lead to great blessing.
Jacob struggled all night for a blessing and when the light came he said, oh my gosh, God was there in the place where I struggled and I didn’t even know it…!
The result of the struggle was that Jacobs strength was decreased and he walked with a limp but he received the blessing he sought.
I must decrease and He must increase.
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
We judge everything by our 5 senses. It is very difficult to stop doing that.
We think what is pleasant to us is good and what is unpleasant to us is bad when it’s often the reverse. We desire comfort and ease but our trust is not grown in comfort and ease. We learn the obedience of trust by the things we suffer, not the things that please our senses.
We are joyful over certain things because we find them pleasing and don’t stop to wonder if we might be joying over a trifle and sorrowing over what will lead to great blessing.
Jacob struggled all night for a blessing and when the light came he said, oh my gosh, God was there in the place where I struggled and I didn’t even know it…!
The result of the struggle was that Jacobs strength was decreased and he walked with a limp but he received the blessing he sought.
I must decrease and He must increase.
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