Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted I wandered, but now I keep Your word.
Afflicted-enuth in greek- Affected with continued or often repeated pain, either of body or mind; suffering grief or distress, of any kind; Difficult or painful circumstances or situations.
Wandered- to stray, ramble here and there without any certain course or object in view; as, to wander over the fields; to wander about the town, or about the country. To deviate from duty.
The psalmist declares in this text that affliction was good for him because it forced him back to God. The Psalmist learned the price of going astray and the consequence of affliction that comes with straying away from God.
Where has straying away from God landed you at? What trap or pit have we fallen into? Has affliction lead us back to the Word of God? I can only hope and pray that it did.
It is the Word of God that brings our flesh under subjection and obedience to the authority of God's Word. God and His Word go hand in hand. You can not have one without the other.
Pain, suffering, and affliction is a resounding alarm clock for all of us!
Through the process of affliction we as believer learns to appreciate the goodness of God’s character and His actions. Therefore, being afflicted leads us to greater intimacy with God.
Afflictions of life has taught me to humble ourselves before God and under His Mighty Hands.
Affliction produces in us patience and submission to the divine will of God for our lives.
Affliction calls us from wandering to returning to the path of Holiness and duty in the Kingdom of God.
God knows the heart of every one of us and he knows the best way to reach our hearts.
Before I was afflicted I wandered, but now I keep Your Word.
Is this your testimony on today? It’s mine!
God bless.
Debra