A tree by the rivers of waters

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,

And in His law meditates day and night.

He shall be like a tree

Planted by the rivers of water,

That bring forth its fruit in its season,

Whose leaf also shall not wither;

And whatever he does shall prosper.

Psalms 1:2-3

Recently I watched a testimony of some celebrities who hit a scandal few years back. He said his life hit the bottom of when the scandal left a big negative impact in his life and marriage. When at the bottom, he was introduced to Christ. He accepted Christ but he said his life didn't changed immediately and the good impact didn't came all at once but it came little by little. Changes happened one by one and began turn into good.

One of his struggled was each time the negative thoughts will come to him and what he does was simple. He recite bible verse each time those thoughts came. He said if I meditate once and it can't be remove, I will continue to meditate until it went off. He was a new Christian and the verse he know by heart was very little but it didn't stop him to recite because he believe there is power in God's words. How about you?

Each time something happened he will pray and meditate on God's words. In this way, he life began to changed by his marriage being saved. From time to time problem didn't stop but he said he will know pray together with his wife and God save not only their marriage but his family.

No one born and already know to how to walk or run. Each step that we take is a learning process and is not easy. There is no different for us too when we meditate God's words. He struggled at first and he took each opportunity to memorize the some verse that he know. In his walk, sleep or even bathe time, he is memorizing. 

After two years, he succeed in making a new movie and his life is back on track but is different from the past because he is a tree that planted by the rivers of waters. God say that we will prosper if we meditate His words day and night. Everyone has its own struggle but are you willing to persist on and to be a tree planted by the rivers of waters.

Prayer:

O Lord, I want to meditate your words day and night. A lot of times, I have struggles in meditating and memorizing but in those I need your strength more than ever. Give me strength, strength that comes from you. Thank you, Lord for your words. Amen.