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Sunday Psalms;

Heth.

Lord, you are mine! 
I promise to obey your words!
With all my heart I want your blessings. 
Be merciful as you promised. 
I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.
...
 Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.
...
O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth; 
teach me your decrees. 

Psalms 119: 59-64 NLT 
This part of Ps119 starts with a thing I've said to God plenty of times too "I promise to obey your words, I want your blessings".
And then there's some self reflection:
"I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws".
I want God's blessing,  yet when I sit back and think about my choices, I can see I need to change some of the things I'm choosing.
Then there's the choices of others, those who would try to "drag me into sin". That might be friends, colleagues, family members, social media influencers, the music, shows I'm watching...and the psalmist asks about our anchor, what am I trusting to stand against the lure and temptations of others...
And finally this part ends with who God is;
"Unfailing Love"
Whatever we might be facing, this is the ultimate Truth, the Anchor to secure ourselves in - Our God is Unfailing Love.
#holdfast
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