Psalm 121:5
Exodus 23:1-9
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Matthew 11:28-30
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Joshua 1:5-9
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Isaiah 30:15
Commentary:
As I decide to draw closer to God, it seems like the enemy comes against me harder. I've gotten baptized and I have decided to remain chaste until marriage. By chaste, I mean completely. I will forego masturbation as a sacrifice to God and to harness my sexual energy into more productive things. I feel burdened by other's doubts and fears. Putting my trust in God and working to better myself is at the forefront of my mind. Everything else is not worth putting faith in right now. Part of me of knows that, without sex, a lot of men would not pursue me. So, that will weed out the type of men I do not need to pursue because sex is not love. Separate the tare from the wheat.
Psalm 121:5
One day people act like they are with you, and then when a situation gets hard or real, people easily switch up. People want what they can get from you, and when that is not an option, they switch up. When things get hard or troubling, you see the true colors of everyone in your life. When you don't have money, you see the true colors of everyone in your life. People want to have control over you, and when they cannot, they switch up. You speak up, people switch up. People get offended, they switch up. People are selfish in nature. God is the only consistent force within my life. So, I put my trust completely in God and not in men. I have been disobedient to God for a while now, for selfish desires, and to humble myself before man. Now, I will walk in the power and intuition that God has given me to the best of my abilities.
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