How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? (Psalm 13:2)
I think a lot. Sometimes too much. I think and analyse and turn over and wrestle with and ponder things large and small; banal and important. As I think I often worry. My thoughts become dominated by the 'what ifs' and 'I should haves.' I look back and am imprisoned by past mistakes - I look forward and am beset by anxiety for what might be.
Thankfully this is not my normal state. Far less than it used to be. God is renewing my mind (Romans 12:2). Gradually but increasingly my thought life, my mind, is being captivated by Christ and his purposes.
David knew what it was to have his mind imprisoned and his heart ensnared. But God's unfailing love and the reality of His salvation enable David to sing with gratitude (vv. 5-6). God is the one who turns our mourning into dancing and our weeping into laughter.
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