Example

Psalm 71

7 My life is an example to many,
because you have been my strength and protection.
8 That is why I can never stop praising you;
I declare your glory all day long.

I selected this verse today because it is about what I want to be: I want to be an example.

Looking into the words used here and the chapter as a whole, I see that the life that pleases God is not a life free from conflict or trouble, but the the life where adversity is overcome by relying on the strenght of God. I love how it simply speaks of the graditude that wells up in a person who puts their trust in God.