A Road Map for Life, Series 1

Psalm 1. Would you like to be a blessed person? The opening psalm shows the way to God's blessing. Join our study today.

God's Word speaks to us, but did you know that you can use the Scriptures to speak to Him, to yourself, and to others? In this episode we learn how to use the Psalms in the way God intended when He first inspired their writing.

The Psalms are actually five books in one. Each section of the Psalms holds something special for us. At the end of each there is a special "blessing" that shows the great goal of this amazing book. Uncover it and you will discover God's message to you in the Psalms!

We praise the Lord for the good things we have received. Have you ever considered all of the evil that you have never received? He is at work in both giving and preventing. Thank God for what you have never seen!

While there are many things for which we should be grateful there is one thing that should be at the top of that list. Thank God most of all for those things that are spiritual and eternal. Thank God for Jesus.

God chooses and uses people in all of our lives to help us become what He desires. Identify those people. Thank God for them every day, and never forget to pray for them.

Every blessing in life can be boiled down to God's mercy. Never get over the mercy of God. It is perenially fresh and never ending.

Begin to list the blessings of God. "Count your many blessings; name them one by one!" Each gift is a revelation of the Giver.

Praise is one of the most powerful things in the world. It causes us to see God for who He is and it helps us show Him to others. Learn to be a person of praise.

Thanksgiving and repentance are connected in Scripture. Both help us to see and respond to the goodness of God. Consider today God's goodness to you and your heart toward Him.