The Power of Praise

I’m going to be honest with you. When I feel depressed or anxious, the last thing I feel like doing is praising God! Seriously, i feel like complaining, crawling into bed, or binge watching Netflix. It never would occur to me that I should start praising God. However, the times that I have done precisely that, something incredible happens inside me. My feelings of despair begin to change into hope. The dark cloud hanging over my head begins to feel more like God is with me, surrounding me. Truly, it is something I don’t quite understand but it works. Psalm 107 in The Passion Translation says, “Let everyone give all their praise and thanks to the Lord!” The Psalm goes on to give many promises as we set our intention to praise! I remember one particularly dark time in my life. I had just lost my baby. I was so depressed. As I sat in my kitchen wondering how I would survive another day, I opened a cd that a friend had sent me, (we still had cds in those days.) The music started to play. The songs were about the faithfulness of God. As I started listening to the music, I felt the heaviness in my soul begin to lift. I focused my attention on the words of those songs and I remembered that God was there and that He loved me despite the fact that I didn’t understand Him. That day was a turning point for me. As you go through hard days, dark days, maybe you can try this too. Put worship music on in your kitchen. Allow your attention to turn towards the One who is faithful. Lift your voice. Lift your hands and praise Him today. He will not let you down. He will surround you with HIs comforting love. Bless you today as you navigate through these hard days and remember God is with you!

Today, I recommend Psalm 107

Much love,

Melissa

Be still…

and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10