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Sunday Psalms;

Don't get upset over evildoers; 
dont be jealous of those who do wrong,
because they will fade fast, 
like grass; 
they will wither like green vegetables. 

Trust the LORD 
and do good; 
live in the land, 
and farm faithfulness.  Enjoy the LORD, 
and he will give what your heart asks.  Commit your way to the LORD! 
Trust him! 
He will act and will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, 
your justice like high noon. 

Be still before the LORD, and wait for him.
Psalms 37:1-7 CEB

Welcome to the upsidedown Kingdom!
David's song is pointing to something deep, a story that says the thing you farm, trusting in God, the things you grow, doing good in the land, something about these things will last. 
David invites us to sit or stand or lie in our bed before our God.
To wait.
Before Him.
To Trust Him.

And as we do that, something shifts.

Trusting our God, waiting before Him, might take practice, repetition, intention. 
And this is the place that perspectives can change...
Will we take up David's invitation to trust, to wait, to "farm faithfulness" and to trust Him a little more?
#sunday
#psalms
#weareBeloved 
#upsidedownkingdom 
#farmingfaithfulness

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