LeliAne
28th June 2007, 04:00 PM
:amen:
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Nothing has moved me more in my life then witnessing the resilience of one who has been through their hardest moments yet they have it in them to praise the Lord and thank Him.
Do you think they're thanking him for giving them air to breathe when the pain in their lives takes away their ability to inhale and exhale? Do you think a burdened mother who makes a meal out of macaroni and butter for her children is thankful to God that they will not go to bed hungry. What about the parents who've outlived their child, to find out it wasnt drugs but an illness that swept him away in an instant?
Is there praise and thanksgiving in our lives when we are faced with such tragic events? In the battles of life can we see to raising our hands and worshiping when all we realy want to do is dwell in a hiding place that no one knows of?
I admit I have wanted to disappear and go away. I have had some tradgedies that would have stolen someone's faith from them. Praising and worshiping, thanking God from where I was at...........selfishly it wasnt my first instinct. I know that I have let the enemy steal my joy. You know that if you're in a moment when your mind tells you, you are not worthy, your a loser or that you just a weak being; a thief is busy at wrecking your life.
Where can we find in our soul to praise Him when we cant even find ourselves. I have found it on my knees, in the silence of my mind when once again I am relieved of the heartache or fear even if it's long enough to realize God has come to me and given refuge. What a Sweet Savior we have. I have praised our Lord in times of trouble, grief, sorrow, shame, stress, fear, persecution, and loss; it was a soft whispered "thank you for loving me."
It is so simple to love the Lord but we make it the most difficult task when it should be instinctual. From the above circumstances these people were experiencing hard times but in their relationship with God, they were thankful for God had not forsaken them. How easy is it to Praise the Lord and give thanksgiving when our hearts hurt; pretty easy, just say thank you for you jave not forsaken me.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Nothing has moved me more in my life then witnessing the resilience of one who has been through their hardest moments yet they have it in them to praise the Lord and thank Him.
Do you think they're thanking him for giving them air to breathe when the pain in their lives takes away their ability to inhale and exhale? Do you think a burdened mother who makes a meal out of macaroni and butter for her children is thankful to God that they will not go to bed hungry. What about the parents who've outlived their child, to find out it wasnt drugs but an illness that swept him away in an instant?
Is there praise and thanksgiving in our lives when we are faced with such tragic events? In the battles of life can we see to raising our hands and worshiping when all we realy want to do is dwell in a hiding place that no one knows of?
I admit I have wanted to disappear and go away. I have had some tradgedies that would have stolen someone's faith from them. Praising and worshiping, thanking God from where I was at...........selfishly it wasnt my first instinct. I know that I have let the enemy steal my joy. You know that if you're in a moment when your mind tells you, you are not worthy, your a loser or that you just a weak being; a thief is busy at wrecking your life.
Where can we find in our soul to praise Him when we cant even find ourselves. I have found it on my knees, in the silence of my mind when once again I am relieved of the heartache or fear even if it's long enough to realize God has come to me and given refuge. What a Sweet Savior we have. I have praised our Lord in times of trouble, grief, sorrow, shame, stress, fear, persecution, and loss; it was a soft whispered "thank you for loving me."
It is so simple to love the Lord but we make it the most difficult task when it should be instinctual. From the above circumstances these people were experiencing hard times but in their relationship with God, they were thankful for God had not forsaken them. How easy is it to Praise the Lord and give thanksgiving when our hearts hurt; pretty easy, just say thank you for you jave not forsaken me.