Bless the Lord at ALL Times!

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. ~ Psalm 34:1

What a mighty God we serve! As you start your day, look outside at the beautiful sky! Look around at all of His creation! Go look in the mirror and look at the beautiful person God created!

There is truly no one like our God! I think of my daughter as she is going through her pregnancy. How awesome that God created women to conceive a child and actually carry another human being inside of them! I watch as her body changes to make room for my granddaughter to grow. It is so amazing to witness all the changes and to know that in just a few short months we will be holding this precious little girl!

It is so wonderful when we have these times to celebrate all that God does. But we all know that life is not just full of good things. Bad things come too. I can't even imagine all that some people are experiencing right now. Maybe you are going through some very difficult things right now. I know so many people are dealing with health issues. There are abusive situations, financial difficulties, homes that are torn apart, loved ones have passed away...

While we experience good times and bad times and circumstances are constantly changing, we have to remember that God NEVER changes! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever! His Word will stand forever! No matter what is going on in our lives, He is still worthy of our praise! The praise we offer to Him should never be contingent on how we feel or what kind of day we are having. Our praise cannot be affected by emotions or circumstances. HE IS WORTHY...PERIOD!

If we take an inventory of all the good and bad, we will see that the good far outweighs the bad! The problem is that when the bad comes, we focus so much on it that we become blinded to all the good. We forget just how blessed we are! We fail to see just how awesome He is and we lose sight of how faithful He has always been. We put all of our energy and attention into this one thing and we think God is nowhere to be found. God is right there where He has always been and where He'll always be! God doesn't change; we do. God doesn't lose focus; we do. He doesn't get sidetracked from the plan. He is always looking at the whole big picture and He never loses sight of what He is doing. There's a plan. There's a purpose. We have to be determined to stick to the plan no matter what comes our way. We have to remember that what's waiting on the other side of this storm is far greater than the storm itself.

Keep praising Him no matter what it looks like or what it feels like! Let His praise continually be in your mouth! When you make up your mind to keep praising Him in spite of what you are facing, the problem seems to grow smaller and smaller while He become even bigger in your life! You need to remind yourself just how big He is! Tell yourself He is awesome and mighty and that nothing is too hard for Him! Remind yourself who you are in Christ! The fact that you belong to Him guarantees that every provision has already been made! The fight is fixed! The battle has already been won! You are victorious through Jesus Christ! Your problem can't defeat you! Your God has already declared you the winner!