"Instead of focusing on the tiny pebbles in the road you travel today,
lift your eyes to the Father and the promises that lie at the end
of the journey."
-Wayne Watson
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
Psalm 34:1
The longer I know the Lord, the more certain I am that He answers prayers. I can look back in amazement at how He hears and answers. It is not always the answer that I want, or in the timing that I want it, but He always answers. He is truly worthy to be praised!
It is very easy to praise God when everything is going well in my life. Things don't always have to be going well, they just have to be going the way I think they should be going!
During the hard times, I try my best to continue to praise Him. Sometimes my mouth praises Him while my heart is trying as hard as it can to manipulate the situation to be how I want it to be. It is in these times that I am not truly seeking God's will for my life. What I really want is for God to let me have my way!
There are also times when I feel sorry for myself and see myself as "sorely mistreated". I walk around and speak in pitiful tones and add, "But I'm praising God anyway." to the end of my story.
When I am praising God, the emphasis should be on Him and only Him. It should not be about me and the situation in which I find myself. (which is usually a situation that I have created because of wanting my way!) A heart of praise is a heart of trust. We should have a trust in God that goes beyond our circumstances. Remember the prayers that He has answered for you in the past and how faithful He has been. This gives you reason to praise Him and it fuels your faith to continue on your journey even when the path seems rough.
I have so much to learn!!
lift your eyes to the Father and the promises that lie at the end
of the journey."
-Wayne Watson
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
Psalm 34:1
The longer I know the Lord, the more certain I am that He answers prayers. I can look back in amazement at how He hears and answers. It is not always the answer that I want, or in the timing that I want it, but He always answers. He is truly worthy to be praised!
It is very easy to praise God when everything is going well in my life. Things don't always have to be going well, they just have to be going the way I think they should be going!
During the hard times, I try my best to continue to praise Him. Sometimes my mouth praises Him while my heart is trying as hard as it can to manipulate the situation to be how I want it to be. It is in these times that I am not truly seeking God's will for my life. What I really want is for God to let me have my way!
There are also times when I feel sorry for myself and see myself as "sorely mistreated". I walk around and speak in pitiful tones and add, "But I'm praising God anyway." to the end of my story.
When I am praising God, the emphasis should be on Him and only Him. It should not be about me and the situation in which I find myself. (which is usually a situation that I have created because of wanting my way!) A heart of praise is a heart of trust. We should have a trust in God that goes beyond our circumstances. Remember the prayers that He has answered for you in the past and how faithful He has been. This gives you reason to praise Him and it fuels your faith to continue on your journey even when the path seems rough.
I have so much to learn!!
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