Psalm 105:1-27 (KJV): Make known his deeds among the people

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Psalm 105:1-27

¹O give thanks unto the LORD;
      call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
²Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him:
      talk ye of all his wondrous works.
³Glory ye in his holy name:
      let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
⁴Seek the LORD, and his strength:
      seek his face evermore.

⁵Remember his marvellous works that he hath done;
      his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
⁶O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
      ye children of Jacob his chosen.
⁷He is the LORD our God:
      his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
      the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
⁹Which covenant he made with Abraham,
      and his oath unto Isaac;
¹⁰And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
      and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
¹¹Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
      the lot of your inheritance:

¹²When they were but a few men in number;
      yea, very few, and strangers in it.
¹³When they went from one nation to another,
      from one kingdom to another people;
¹⁴He suffered no man to do them wrong:
      yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
¹⁵Saying, Touch not mine anointed,
      and do my prophets no harm.

¹⁶Moreover he called for a famine upon the land:
      he brake the whole staff of bread.
¹⁷He sent a man before them,
      even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
¹⁸Whose feet they hurt with fetters:
      he was laid in iron:
¹⁹Until the time that his word came:
      the word of the LORD tried him.
²⁰The king sent and loosed him;
      even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
²¹He made him lord of his house,
      and ruler of all his substance:
²²To bind his princes at his pleasure;
      and teach his senators wisdom.

²³Israel also came into Egypt;
      and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
²⁴And he increased his people greatly;
      and made them stronger than their enemies.
²⁵He turned their heart to hate his people,
      to deal subtilly with his servants.
²⁶He sent Moses his servant;
      and Aaron whom he had chosen.
²⁷They shewed his signs among them,
      and wonders in the land of Ham.

The good Lord giveth and the good taketh away.  Everything we have is from blessings of the Lord.  Everything we lose, whether good or bad, is part of His plan, too.  And so I need to give credit where is due. I try to give credit to God as much as I can.  However, its not a task that's easy as it should be.

Sometimes, when I'm in certain situations, I attribute good fortune to luck instead of being blessed.  This is something that I am working on changing.  The few situations where my sobriety comes up I need to be more consistent about giving credit to God.  Although it required my commitment, the strength and support I needed to be sober was provided by God.  He provided this strength in the psalms that I would pray (almost) daily.  He provided the support I needed through the people in my life, through the people who love me and the other addicts who helped show me a path.

When people compliment me on my family my instant reaction isn't always to say, "I am so blessed," and it needs to be.  I am sure this is true for many people...and many addicts.  But I think if I can reinforce the role of God in my life maybe I can truly start to show the transformative potential God has for all of us.  And if other people can see the change God has brought to my life then maybe they will start to seek His power in theirs.  That's just one more way I reflect the love of God in this crazy world.

Thanks for letting me share.