Dear Thoughts… Day 9

Nothing good happens for me

“My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26

I like to invite this thought to my mental pity party when I feel I have been passed up for something good. Jealousy, envy, and coveting takes a seat at the table sometimes too, and all I can think about is how much better my life would be if I had “this or that”.

Instead of being happy and celebrating friends’ blessings and achievements, my thoughts tell me it is not fair. But God is fair. He established fairness. (Psalm 99:4 “Mighty Kind, lover of justice, you have established fairness. You have acted with justice and righteousness throughout Israel”)

The word ‘portion’ in our key verse is ‘Chêleq’ in Hebrew – meaning part of a whole. Some translations refer to it as ‘inheritance’. So, what does this have to do with ‘nothing good happens to me” my mind wonders? Everything!

Dear Thoughts… Every day I am surrounded by an abundance of Godly opportunities because God is my portion, and I am part of His inheritance. He is all I need. He supplies my every need and blesses me with the riches from His hand. The pity party has been canceled. I will celebrate with others and be joyous with them – because God is my heart and portion forever.

Prayer: Father, the moment I feel that nothing good happens for me, I will remember that You are my portion. That I am a part of You and because I have You – I lack nothing. Amen.

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