Sometimes the Psalms confuse me. Psalm 35:8 (Msg) says "...catch them in the very trap they set..." That doesn't seem very Christian - Aren't we supposed to pray FOR our enemies?
Verse 10 made me stop and think "But let me run loose and free, celebrating God's great work, Every bone in my body laughing, singing, "God, there's no one like You." (Msg) I often pray that God would free me from some bondage, but it's usually for selfish reasons. David wants freedom so he can celebrate and praise God! What a wonderful reminder for me!
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I hear ya, Sherry. Maybe when they (those who are doing evil) get caught, they finally have the opportunity to change their life direction? have the opportunity to repent -- in the true sense of the word -- which is to turn around and go the other way. I mean, think of some of the ways we get "caught" in our own less-than-helpful-behaviors. When we get caught, or snagged cuz of our own dysfunction or disobedience, it makes us stop and think, re-evaluate, and hopefully do things differently. I don't know, what do you think?
ReplyDeleteI agree. But how do we pray for them in the meantime? This is a very selfish question for me - some people can really drive me nuts! (No one who might be reading this of course. LOL). How do I, in my day to day life, live with these people until they get their "ah-ha!" moment? And - how do other people live with ME until I get that moment, too?
ReplyDeletemore great questions.....and here's one of the "ugh!" things about being in the presence of people who drive us nuts (of course, my blind spot is surely that I drive more people nuts than I ever realize, so this may be helpful for lots of people reading this blog! -- sorry, gang!). How is it, that we -- speaking for you AND me -- allow other people to be so "big" in our lives that they get to dictate our mood, they get to "drive" -- i.e., drive me nuts? Why don't I get to drive myself wherever I choose????? Maybe we need to pray first for ourselves, and then we'll know how to pray for them? Hey, I'm just as confused as you are...but I love the discussion!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Carla! I agree about praying for US rather than them. I have a situation where I asked God to show me a person through His eyes and He did - in a huge way! Your words were a great reminder of that!
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