If I was asked to choose a favorite psalm, it might be the first one. Psalm 1 is packed full of wisdom and in many ways, encapsulates the overarching theme of all the psalms. Today the message I heard focused on Psalm 1. As always, it started me thinking. Thinking about who or what I allow to influence my life.

Take a moment today to read it through. What stands out to you?

¹Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, ²but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. ³That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. ⁴Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. ⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. ⁶For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Psalm 1

Who or what is influencing your life? Is it producing the results you hoped for? If not, maybe it’s time for a change!