Who Knew?

God is my favorite health & beauty “guru”. This Psalm of David struck me yesterday:

Bless the LORD, my soul;

all my being, bless his holy name!

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Bless the LORD, my soul;

and do not forget all his gifts,

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Who pardons all your sins,

and heals all your ills,

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Who redeems your life from the pit,

and crowns you with mercy and compassion,

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Who fills your days with good things,

so your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:1-5, NAB

Notice the pattern, though. David praises God first, thanking him for his gifts and for forgiveness of sins. He also thanks God for his health. Then, he says that God fills his days with good things, and these are what renews his youth.

I love this. I’m honestly terrified of stagnation; I never want to be in a place in my life where that occurs. Why? It makes you old fast. If you sit in the same chair by the same window every day, both your mind and body will grow old and weary. In contrast to that, God fills our days with good things that will rejuvenate us.

Thank you, God, for new blessings in my days! I feel younger just thinking about it.

Good things in my days!
Good things in my days!

10 thoughts on “Who Knew?”

  3. Hey Jill,
    I was using a broken link checker and your gravatar is empty, doesn’t point to your jilldoschot.wordpress.com site. Might want to update that if you want people to be able to click on your avatar to find your site.
    Cheers!

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  4. Hey Jill, love this! God is also my favorite health and beauty “guru.” Of course the one who made us will know what is best for us, right? When in doubt, consult with the Designer. 🙂

    When I was a child I refused to go to heaven, refused to even believe in it. You have to sit on a cloud like a cherub, naked no less, and just play a harp 24/7. It sure sounded like hell and complete stagnation to me, so I simply wasn’t going.

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