"[Putting the glory of God before our well-being] means that we have to break away from the idea that life revolves around our desires, our ambitions, our self-image, our personal comfort, our hurts, and our problems, and embrace the fact that it revolves instead around the glory and the will of God. When we learn to apply the great text before us today [Psalm 16:8] to our lives, we will find, as did the psalmist, that when we set the Lord always before us, then no matter what happens, we will be stirred but not shaken."
I do not know who wrote this, but I read it in a devo that I received through email. It really speaks to me both as a struggle and goal. I am easily stirred. When things in life do not go like I want them to go, when life's problems occur, or when my own selfish desires over take me – I am stirred. I am thankful for verses like Psalm 16:8, so that I can remember who is right beside me – who my true security comes from. With Christ as my foundation I might be stirred, but I will not be shaken.
Is it a bad thing to be stirred? Some might think it is a sign of weakness or selfishness, or a sign of someone that can't control their own emotions. I see it as something that can produce growth, cause action, and prevent stagnation. Sometimes it is when things go right, when life's rewards come, or when I am serving others that I am also stirred. I want to remember to give God the glory in all situations. Whatever the reason that I am stirred – He is always the reason I am not shaken.
