Psalm 1

Good morning, Five Minute Families. We just wrapped up a marriage retreat at CVR and are looking forward to a family camp coming right around the corner. We love to encourage families to grow closer to Christ, encourage strong biblical marriages, and journey with those who grieve in life losses. One thing we cannot do in ministry is sit around and do nothing. Sounds obvious in a lot of ways but it is something we need to address on daily basis. Way too often we can become comfortable where we are and simply not do anything. Psalm 1 is a great place to start in looking at what we are wanting to encourage in this session. Verse 1 reads: How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners nor sit in the seat of scoffers. The blessing and encouragement out of the verse is the NOT… In sin, a person progresses from walking, standing, and then sitting - from movement to not only stillness but becoming comfortable in a place we shouldn’t be. Along with movement we see another progression from wicked to sinners to scoffers. That one is not as obvious as walking, standing, or sitting because we can relate easily with those things and know when we are doing those activities. Walking with the wicked, standing with sinners or sitting with scoffers is not always a full jump deep into sin. Casting Crowns has a song, Slow Fade, which covers this idea perfectly. We often don’t even realize how far off the path of righteousness we may have gotten until we are confronted with the truth and see that we are not where we should be. Many decisions are placed before us daily. Here in Psalm 1 is life and death, blessings and curses - the right way which leads to holiness and prosperity and the wrong way which leads to misery and ruin. Of course, daily life often does not seem like such major decisions. Life is simple right, when to wake up, what to eat, where to work and things like that. But we can easily get comfortable in the mundane. We can start walking with the