Psalm 1

I've been given an "assignment" of sorts... for the next two months, I will spend time each day in the Psalms. I'm focusing on the relationship David has there, with his God. And learning from it. Praying. Trusting the Holy Spirit to reveal to me the character and nature of God, and to help me as I relate to Him. I'm going to try to post each day as I go.

I'm starting with Psalm 1, the whole thing.

Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the LORD, and they study it day and night.

They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do. But evil people are not like this at all; they are like straw that the wind blows away. Sinners will be condemned by God and kept apart from God's own people. The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

To be honest, I often times struggle with emotions - how to feel about things, and how to act in light of those feeligns. For lots of reasons, one of which is my distinctly Norwegian heritage. Here, it says that the people who reject the advice of evil people (I do), and if I do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God, I will be happy. At least, that's how I read it. I do find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord. I don't study His word as I should, but I am trying. And the more I do, the more complete I am. And this, really, is something to be happy about.