Observation: Hard times are brought upon everyone - even believers, and even King David - by wicked men. However, when the Lord delivers his believers from those attacks, we may rest and wait for the Lord to also take correction on those people. Moreover, we are not to remain angry, envious, or even to think upon those people. This thought life only harms us.
Application: While Psalm 37:3-6 has special meaning to me, it is these next two verses that speak to my heart today.
Too often I sit around in my thoughts, and grow angry at those who have wronged me in the past. I daydream of seeing their downfall, or vindicating myself with my words, or giving them correction for their wrong thinking and actions. I revisit my past anger, and re-experience frustration.
In this, I only harm myself, for the Lord has already provided for me. God has given me blessing, refuge, and deliverance, and I choose to instead mentally return to the harm. I need to stop my anger, turn off my wrath, not worry or fret, and simply have patient calm and rest in my life. The Lord has already given this to me ... I need only receive it and live into his peace and purpose for my life.
Prayer: Lord, I know the great things you have done for me, and the blessings you have given to me and my family. Please now aid me in my thoughts. Help me to turn away from this old anger, and to accept a life where I live into your peace, your Shalom, and your love. I wish to focus on you and your future good work for me, and not on a meaningless past that only brings me negative emotions. Please change my heart. Amen.
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