A Look at Psalm 119:26

Psalm 119:26 “I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.”
 

In essence David is saying, “I announced or declared my plans (ways) and God showed His approval of them by answering me.” We are to never take pride in our own plan. We are to submit ourselves to the plan of God, and then line up our lives with it. 

Many people have great plans for God. They decide how He should answer prayers, they decide how He should heal, and how He should supply needs. It is very common to ask God to bless what we are doing, rather than to do what God is blessing. The blessings of God lie within His plans for us, not necessarily within our plans for Him. When our “ways” are the same as God’s, He answers. I once saw a plaque that said, “If it pleases you to please God, you can go ahead and do as you please.”
 

David then went on to ask God for further direction in understanding God’s decrees. Decrees are basically the same as decisions. In this case, it would be God’s decisions. When God sees that we want to be taught His decisions, He also sees that we have a desire to please Him. 

To desire to be taught His decisions is a sign of maturity. It’s a recognition of our own inability to direct our lives without Him. “There is a way that seems right unto man but the end of it is death.” We often think we know what is best for ourselves when, in reality, we don’t. God does! There is nothing more fulfilling than lining up our life with God’s plan. God lives within His decisions. Psalm 16:11 says, “You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” When we follow God’s plan or path of life, we experience the fullness of joy. 
 

Take some time to pray over/ through this today, meditating on this verse. Then ask yourself how desirous you are to be taught His decrees.  Continued