Grace Over Pain

“Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6″

Interestingly it doesn’t say “Let everyone in a good mood sing praises to the Lord!”. Neither does it say “Let those who feel like singing praises to God praise Him.” This implies that praising God has nothing to do with how we feel. It is a command for everyone that breathes. The only time we are exempted from singing praises to God is when our breath is taken away. When we refuse to praise God, we are unknowingly associating ourselves with the dead because that is only when we are not expected to praise Him.

Praise Him when you feel like it

Praise Him when you don’t feel like it

Praise Him when He opens a door

Praise Him when He shuts a door

Praise Him when He heals you

Praise Him when you are still smitten with sickness and pain

Praise Him when He gives you food

Praise Him when you are still expecting Him to provide

Praise Him when you are hungry

Praise Him when you are full

Praise Him when you are happy

Praise Him when you are sad

Praise Him when a life is born

Praise Him when a life is taken

Praise Him when you are married

Praise Him when your marriage is experiencing storms

Praise Him in the highs

Praise Him in the lows

Praise Him when you get the job

Praise Him when you get fired

……You get the gist 🙂 :)… This is just my way of saying praise Him at all times.

Remember He said  “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Luke 19:40.

I pray that the stones will not cry out in our place.