“Healed from destruction”

He sent his word, and healed them and delivered them from their destruction… Psalm 107:20

Verse Reflection “He sent His word and healed them”.  This is why I am writing these devotions for myself and for you.  He sent us His word and it does heal.   This verse is so true in my circumstances.  I am my own destruction.  God somehow, some way gives me strength through His word.  I don’t understand the power of scripture but it truly does have power.  God brings me peace and confidence through His word just by stopping my brain on the mornings I read His word.  I need to bring His word into my heart before I begin separating my day into good and bad, right and wrong.  He weaves my day into a beautiful tapestry that allows me to start my day by knowing that everything will be okay.  “Everything will work together for the good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.”    I know this and it becomes relevant to every little detail of my day.  This allows me to give myself a little grace. Instead of perceiving one little detail as bad or one little splurge as being “too much” I can eat “one serving of non-God food” and it is okay.  If I eat two then the next day can be all God foods. In the past, I tended to say that I might as well go ahead on and eat anything and everything that I want to eat because I crossed the line that I myself created.  I love this verse because it references “their” destruction while referencing “their” healing.   I self-destruct when I perceive life this way.  This verse reminds me that He sent His word to heal me to prevent this self-destruction.  I am healed.  He has delivered me from my destruction.

Prayer:  Father, thank you for Your word that heals.  When I perceive  my day as part of YOUR tapestry Lord, each thread is gorgeous and beautiful.  I thank you for giving me the vision of allowing one non-God food a day as being okay.  It allows me not to self-destruct.  It allows me to see the day as a beautiful piece of art.  Thank You for giving me the vision of an eating habit that I can maintain for a lifetime.  I have learned that I cannot write down my foods forever, I cannot refrain from eating “fun foods” forever.  I must allow myself an indulgence daily or as needed.  Thank You for delivering me from my own destruction.  I do believe I have heard Your word and Your word has healed me from a lifetime of unhappiness.