Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Praise God Anyway
After I wrote that blog post I decided to check out my Girlfriends in God devotional of the day and low and behold “Today’s Truth.” I have included it in this post, please take the time to read it.
My favorite quote from the devotional is, “…praise is not a feeling. Praise is a choice, a step of obedience taken without the assurance of a changed circumstance or the elimination of a trial. Praise focuses on God, not the circumstance, and fixes its gaze upon God's truth and God's character instead of the trial at hand or just ahead.” I think this quote so accurately explains how I feel.
I have heard since our loss other people say things like, I don’t understand how she is still trusting in God, or how she can be at peace. And this is how. With everything in ME I am mad and sad and confused and angry. But just having “[God’s] presence in my life changes everything, empowering me to live each moment of every day, content in knowing [He is] in control.” He IS in control and He DOES deserve praise even when I don’t understand and I don’t FEEL like praising. HE gives me the strength to get through each day. HE gives me a reason to get my head off of the pillow each morning. HE gives me the peace I feel. HE understands my anger and frustration and sadness. And only HE can give me that peace through this time. So I choose today to praise my Heavenly Father content in knowing that He is in control.
I ran across this post today and just wanted to share the goodnes of the Lord http://whilewaitingiwillworship.blogspot.com/2010/09/praise-god-anyway.html#comment-form
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My favorite quote from the devotional is, “…praise is not a feeling. Praise is a choice, a step of obedience taken without the assurance of a changed circumstance or the elimination of a trial. Praise focuses on God, not the circumstance, and fixes its gaze upon God's truth and God's character instead of the trial at hand or just ahead.” I think this quote so accurately explains how I feel.
I have heard since our loss other people say things like, I don’t understand how she is still trusting in God, or how she can be at peace. And this is how. With everything in ME I am mad and sad and confused and angry. But just having “[God’s] presence in my life changes everything, empowering me to live each moment of every day, content in knowing [He is] in control.” He IS in control and He DOES deserve praise even when I don’t understand and I don’t FEEL like praising. HE gives me the strength to get through each day. HE gives me a reason to get my head off of the pillow each morning. HE gives me the peace I feel. HE understands my anger and frustration and sadness. And only HE can give me that peace through this time. So I choose today to praise my Heavenly Father content in knowing that He is in control.
I ran across this post today and just wanted to share the goodnes of the Lord http://whilewaitingiwillworship.blogspot.com/2010/09/praise-god-anyway.html#comment-form
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Psalm 27:13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness ...
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the ... To see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living - That is, ... that if Christ did not pray for them, their faith would fail; .... Jeremiah 11: 19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that ...
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That's so cool that God used the same devotional to speak to both of us!! It seems to happen often that the days I am feeling down, frustrated, anxious, etc. are the days that He brings across my path the perfect devotional. It's so neat watching Him reveal scripture and truths just when we need them.
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