Psalm 101
Day 101: Be blessed
I will set before my eyes no vile thing…. they shall not cling to me.
The Psalmist says his life will be shaped by what he is focusing on. He will not let worthless things make him to be someone he never wants to become.
This is the person we should choose to walk with.
Choose today to walk with people whose thoughts, words and actions are what you would love to have yourself. Choose integrity, character. Choose wisdom, goodness, truth and discipline. Choose someone like this Psalmist.
You may not be a person who struggles with looking at things that are clearly wrong and which obviously come to mind as you read this verse. However, you maybe someone who struggles with focusing on worthless things:
David referred to himself as a flea on two occasions, a dead dog and a worm.
Moses looked at himself and said he was not up to the task.
Gideon believed he was the weakest.
The list can go on. It seems every Bible hero had to get rid of the worthless things that were clinging to them, that had become the focus of their life and the shaper.
We need to stop thinking negatively, either about ourselves or circumstances. We need to think about our purpose in this world and about Him.
The Psalmist realises such people are the ones he will allow to minister to him. He also recognises this will reflect his own usefulness to others and to God.
Missions Paul 