« The Meditations of a Man | Main | Satisfied »

Turning...

Psalm 119:36-37 (NIV)
36 Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.

I must admit, I did not feel like reading today knowing I'm still in the Psalms (I wanted to eat something else today). I enjoy Psalm 119, although I'm sure I miss some of the meaning because of the acrostic format in Hebrew. Sometimes the different English translations track along the same lines of thought with each other. Other times it's like, "whoa - what was that"... All these things are floating in my minds as I'm reading. I manage to get through all 176 verses and realize I didn't actually "read" anything. So I'm scanning the text looking for something to journal on (I'm on a good roll and don't want to miss). These verse capture my attention.

I appreciate the NIV here; it uses the word "turn" to begin the two phrases. For me it describes the same action that has to take place in these two important areas - what I set my heart on and what I focus on. Simply put, my natural inclination is selfish. My life's gravitational pull is to be "Jeff-centered." This life focus begins a process that ultimately is destructive. So my heart and my eyes, my attention and my focus, has to be changed.

The things that keeps perspective in my life is God's Word. It keeps my heart soft to God as I read of His heart for me. It frees me from the bondage of self-centeredness. It also keeps my life focused, helping identify the difference between that which is worthless and that which is truly valuable. That "preserves" my life.

Lord, turn my heart, turn my eyes. I desire to man of Your Word.

Posted by Jeff on May 9, 2007 6:14 AM |

Comments (157)

ntwsbhuq zmayisdfg:

wtogyvs pjmgd nrcukg lgknjbcp vbtijelcz apnt uipg

Posted by ntwsbhuq zmayisdfg | December 1, 2007 5:30 AM

Posted on December 1, 2007 05:30

ewcfsb ivftmnzjb:

ehnoqxp zjxft idxzm jqlzmxas efowjgq ezxvp vhrbjtc torwydev xlnhkfmt

Posted by ewcfsb ivftmnzjb | December 1, 2007 5:30 AM

Posted on December 1, 2007 05:30

valium:

Cool site. Thank you:-)
valium

Posted by valium | December 27, 2007 1:44 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 01:44

valium:

Cool site. Thank you:-)
valium

Posted by valium | December 27, 2007 1:44 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 01:44

walmart:

Very good site. Thank you!!!
walmart

Posted by walmart | December 27, 2007 3:22 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 03:22

valium:

Nice site. Thank you:-)
valium

Posted by valium | December 27, 2007 5:12 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 05:12

valium:

Nice site. Thank you:-)
valium

Posted by valium | December 27, 2007 5:12 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 05:12

plasma tv:

Good site. Thank you:-)
plasma tv

Posted by plasma tv | December 27, 2007 6:34 AM

Posted on December 27, 2007 06:34

tyra banks:

Good site. Thanks:-)
tyra banks

Posted by tyra banks | January 2, 2008 2:01 AM

Posted on January 2, 2008 02:01

hesolpn:

Good site. Thank you!!!
raven riley naked

Posted by hesolpn | January 10, 2008 2:37 AM

Posted on January 10, 2008 02:37

ashley tisdale:

Very good site. Thank you!
sokregikd

Posted by ashley tisdale | January 10, 2008 3:44 AM

Posted on January 10, 2008 03:44

ashley tisdale:

Very good site. Thank you!
sokregikd

Posted by ashley tisdale | January 10, 2008 3:45 AM

Posted on January 10, 2008 03:45

jcpenney:

Very good site. Thank you.
jcpenney coupon codes

Posted by jcpenney | January 17, 2008 4:40 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 16:40

jc penney:

Very good site. Thank you!!!
jc penney

Posted by jc penney | January 17, 2008 7:37 PM

Posted on January 17, 2008 19:37

valtrex:

Very good site. Thank you.
valtrex

Posted by valtrex | February 8, 2008 3:38 AM

Posted on February 8, 2008 03:38

meridia:

Very good site. Thanks:-)
meridia

Posted by meridia | February 8, 2008 4:44 AM

Posted on February 8, 2008 04:44

meridia:

Very good site. Thanks:-)
meridia

Posted by meridia | February 8, 2008 4:45 AM

Posted on February 8, 2008 04:45

meridia:

Very good site. Thank you!!!
meridia

Posted by meridia | February 8, 2008 5:00 AM

Posted on February 8, 2008 05:00

meridia:

Very good site. Thank you!!!
meridia

Posted by meridia | February 8, 2008 5:00 AM

Posted on February 8, 2008 05:00

soma drug:

Very good site. Thanks.
soma drug

Posted by soma drug | February 20, 2008 9:45 PM

Posted on February 20, 2008 21:45

jcpenney:

Useful site. Thank you!!
jcpenney

Posted by jcpenney | February 21, 2008 2:59 AM

Posted on February 21, 2008 02:59

jcpenney:

Cool site. Thanks.
jcpenney

Posted by jcpenney | February 21, 2008 3:13 AM

Posted on February 21, 2008 03:13

jcpenney:

Cool site. Thanks.
jcpenney

Posted by jcpenney | February 21, 2008 3:13 AM

Posted on February 21, 2008 03:13

ambien buy:

Good site. Thank you:-)
ambien buy

Posted by ambien buy | February 21, 2008 8:08 AM

Posted on February 21, 2008 08:08

dog crate:

Useful site. Thanks:-)
dog crate

Posted by dog crate | February 25, 2008 7:29 PM

Posted on February 25, 2008 19:29

dog crate:

Useful site. Thanks:-)
dog crate

Posted by dog crate | February 25, 2008 7:29 PM

Posted on February 25, 2008 19:29

dog beds:

Cool site. Thanks!!
dog beds

Posted by dog beds | February 25, 2008 8:49 PM

Posted on February 25, 2008 20:49

dog kennel:

Very good site. Thanks!
dog kennel

Posted by dog kennel | February 25, 2008 9:05 PM

Posted on February 25, 2008 21:05

dog kennel:

Useful site. Thanks:-)
dog kennel

Posted by dog kennel | February 25, 2008 9:16 PM

Posted on February 25, 2008 21:16

cat beds:

Cool site. Thank you!
cat beds

Posted by cat beds | February 26, 2008 12:01 AM

Posted on February 26, 2008 00:01

Post a comment


About

This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on May 9, 2007 6:14 AM.

The previous post in this blog was The Meditations of a Man.

The next post in this blog is Satisfied.

Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives.

Subscribe to this blog's feed
[What is this?]
Powered by
Movable Type 3.33