Sept 9 - Praising God when you don't want to
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:34 am"I will praise the Lord who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand. I will not be shaken." (Psalms 16:8)
I love the Psalms. I read it a lot. David always had problems. People after him to kill him. But if you notice as you read the Psalms he always puts in the chapter his praises to God.
I awoke this morning with the feeling of sadness again. The last thing on my mind was praising the Lord. But that is what God told me to do.
I stood there in my bedroom and starting praising God. Over and over again.
You know what happened? I was filled with joy!
Now I wanted to praise the Lord. I saw results. It should come automatic but we don't always do it. We want to wallow in or misery.
Another thing is I forced myself to get out of the house. Went grocery shopping (Gary and I always did it together just because we like to be together) I went and picked out a stone for the grave.
I came home feeling great.
Then I got the phone call stating my surgery for the breast cancer is October 6th. But the joy still remained.
So what I have learned is praise the Lord when that is the last thing you want to do.
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you."
Thank you Lord.
We are a work in progress to be finished when we see Jesus face to face.
Please pray for my son. He has not gone back to heroin but since his Dad's death he is drinking more.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love You all
Sylvia
I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand. I will not be shaken." (Psalms 16:8)
I love the Psalms. I read it a lot. David always had problems. People after him to kill him. But if you notice as you read the Psalms he always puts in the chapter his praises to God.
I awoke this morning with the feeling of sadness again. The last thing on my mind was praising the Lord. But that is what God told me to do.
I stood there in my bedroom and starting praising God. Over and over again.
You know what happened? I was filled with joy!
Now I wanted to praise the Lord. I saw results. It should come automatic but we don't always do it. We want to wallow in or misery.
Another thing is I forced myself to get out of the house. Went grocery shopping (Gary and I always did it together just because we like to be together) I went and picked out a stone for the grave.
I came home feeling great.
Then I got the phone call stating my surgery for the breast cancer is October 6th. But the joy still remained.
So what I have learned is praise the Lord when that is the last thing you want to do.
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you."
Thank you Lord.
We are a work in progress to be finished when we see Jesus face to face.
Please pray for my son. He has not gone back to heroin but since his Dad's death he is drinking more.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love You all
Sylvia
and thank You, Holy Spirit.