Have you ever been in a situation where you were struggling while you were waiting on God? As you look at the world around you see people who are getting away with all sorts of injustices and are thriving in it?
Read Psalm 37:7-11 and journal your thoughts
When we look at the world around us and it’s filled with all sorts of injustices (poverty, human trafficking, etc.) and it’s easy to get angry and what to lash out and maybe even hurt the ones who are hurting others. It’s in these moments God essentially looks at us and says “Stop, I’ve got this. I’m still here and I’m going to take care of this.”
In other words, we cannot allow the sins of others to cause us to sin, instead we have to trust that God is still here and He is doing something about it. This is why the Psalmist writes that “the meek will inherit the land”. Sadly we’ve interpreted this word “meek” to be “weak”, but that isn’t really what this word means. Instead, to be “meek” means to have a controlled strength or to show self-control. For example you have the ability to run a stop sign, but you show meekness when you stop.
We need to note that in this verse God is calling us not to sin against those who are sinning. This does not mean that we sit back and allow bad things to happen. We’ll be looking at this tomorrow.
Today pray that God would show you those moments when He wants you to show meekness
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