Psalm 49 Self-Reliance

Listen to me; Pay attention to what I'm about to tell those of you who go through life with ease, frivolity, and justified positions.

To the hypocrite and the sainted, the wealthy and the destitute alike, God is no respecter of persons.

My mind releases what my mouth teaches, as the thoughts of wisdom run through my identity for the understanding to my intellect, reason, and discernment.

I can listen to the words of a simile, but I choose to be transparent with answers to hard or difficult questions or the riddles that life sometimes expresses.

Why am I frightened by a calamity or stress when it begins, why do I think I need to control a given situation? This question surrounds my thinking.

I know it is my carnal nature operating on autopilot trying to boast of self-reliance.

But in my mind, I do know this will not sustain or reconcile my spirit to You Lord.

In Your eyes Lord, my identity in You is far to valuable for placation or emotional justifications.

It is vital that I am held into account for my attitudes, behaviors, and motives or I will repeat them continually within my walk before mankind and You.

I comprehend that through You Lord and Your Word, my attitudes, and behaviors can be changed for my own good; I choose not to feed my self-denial or justifications of these motives.

I am not foolish enough to think that I won't have to face my God with all that I am, have, or do. Everything must be done for His glory and honor.

I do not value obstinate attitudes or hedonistic behaviors. I will express myself with grateful praise toward You God.

My lifestyle is directed and motivated by God, not by the humanism or socialism that mankind deems fruitful. Theory does not speak truth, thus it does not know or behave truthfully. Stop and think about that.

Mankind migrates from asking to being demanding; from a state of ruin to complete devastation; but those who choose righteousness will succeed in every new growth stage or beginning they walk in.

Every new trial will devour my false sense of security in humanism and be transformed into godly characteristics.

I thank God for preserving my unique identity, keep me from the carnal nature and its attitude and behaviors. You Lord accept my uniqueness as a gift. Stop and think about that.

Don't be alarmed if the humanist becomes prosperous or if people with egos that must be fed with self-importance enlarge their theology.

The truth is that material wealth is earthy; the glory and splendor of mankind will not follow them to the grave.

Mankind envies self effort and self worth, they adore themselves, their ideologies, and their lifestyle;

But every man will die just as our predecessors did; they cannot discern or embrace enlightenment or godly understanding.

Anyone who only values himself and his opinions cannot mentally distinguish humanism from God's holy ways; he cannot discern or acknowledge that an animal is just an animal. Man is created in the image of God. Humanism resents this fact.