Psalm 65 (KJV): for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away

From Psalms

Psalm 65
(For the director of music.  A psalm of David.  A song.)

¹Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion:
      and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
²O thou that hearest prayer,
      unto thee shall all flesh come.
³Iniquities prevail against me:
      as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
⁴Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
      and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts:
we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,
      even of thy holy temple.

⁵By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us,
      O God of our salvation;
who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
      and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
⁶Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;
      being girded with power:
⁷Which stilleth the noise of the seas,
      the noise of their waves,
      and the tumult of the people.
⁸They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
      thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening
      to rejoice.

⁹Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it:
      thou greatly enrichest it
with the river of God, which is full of water:
      thou preparest them corn,
      when thou hast so provided for it.
¹⁰Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly:
      thou settlest the furrows thereof:
thou makest it soft with showers:
      thou blessest the springing thereof.
¹¹Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;
      and thy paths drop fatness.
¹²They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness:
      and the little hills rejoice on every side.
¹³The pastures are clothed with flocks;
      the valleys also are covered over with corn;
      they shout for joy, they also sing.

In this time of Thanksgiving (here in the US) it is fitting that I use Psalm 65 to be thankful.  For God blesses me and my cup runneth over.  God has crowned my year with goodness.  God enriches the earth and the little hills rejoice on everyside.  Now this psalm was probably not proverbial when it was written, like it is for me.  However, God has forgiven my addictive tendencies and given me new life for that I am blessed with everything that is important.

The same God that works the miracles of mountains, the beauty and colors of fall, he too can work the miracle of removing addiction from our lives.  You need to be open to it.  You need to be willing to go to any length necessary.  If you are willing to surrender your life and turn it over to God so that he can use it to do his will then you will begin the healing process.  Once this process begins you will begin to experience the blessings and abundance that a life in Christ has.  A Christian life is not always the descriptions that Psalm 65 has, it does require work and some suffering.  However, everything in God's plan is for good - and at the end of the you will have just enough clouds to have a brilliant sunset.

Thanks for letting me share.