God is my favorite health & beauty “guru”. This Psalm of David struck me yesterday:
Bless the LORD, my soul;
Psalm 103:1-5, NAB
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.
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.
Jill Domschot 