I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD."
What a week this has been! Certainly one of ups and downs. Have you ever been on a roller coaster and at the very top you suddenly hold your breath just before you make that fast descent towards the earth? That's what I was feeling earlier this week, the bottom of my life had just dropped out and I was plummeting into instant fear and worry. Where was my faith? Just like that I went from being on a spiritual high to a spiritual low.
I called my hubby and called a friend who both tried to encourage me and remind me that God always has control over our life. My husband actually said, "Heather, where is your faith?" I simply said I know, I know. But I didn't, I didn't know where it went in those moments that I was handed some difficult news.
The next morning I woke up and as usual got myself ready and headed out the door for work. While on the highway, I began my morning "ritual" and started praying. This time it was a little different, I scrapped all the "formalities" and got real with God. I began thanking Him for the news I had received and praising Him for being the God of my life. The more I praised him, the more the anxiety left my soul. The more I thanked him for giving me hope and a future, the more peace I felt. By the time I had been in the car for about five minutes just thanking God for all the things He has done and will do in my life and recognizing that He has already been to all my tomorrows and has planned prosperity into my life, I was singing Victory In Jesus. For the first time in my life, I truly felt what that song meant. I was singing praises to the God that I know will see me through.
I walked into the office and all the long faces were still coming in one by one, still reeling from the news we had received the day before. I just smiled and shared with one of my co-workers about my drive into work. I think she may have thought I was a little off my rocker, but I think she understood somewhat. I logged into my computer and sitting there in my inbox were two messages from a friend of encouragement that validated how I felt in the car earlier. Again I was reminded I have no reason ever to fear or question the future but trust in our amazing God to see me through each and every trial. I was reminded that even through the trials to praise Him because He is eternally faithful to those who trust and serve Him.
My boss shared with us today that even though things appear bad at the moment, somehow we have to look at it all as a blessing. I just had to smile at his words. You know one of those smiles you really can't explain to anyone around you because its an inside joke between you and God. :) I sat there while he was talking and began to understand what God was doing. You see sometimes it's the trials that God uses to get us to move further in our journey with him and out of the comfy spots that we've nestled into. Sometimes like a baby bird, we have to be pushed out of our soft nests to sore with the eagles.
Are you in one of the storms of life? Has your faith been weakened and tested because of recent trials? Have you found it difficult to praise Him in the midst of the trials that have come? Sit for a moment, recognize who it is that you serve. He is the creator of the heavens and earth. There is nothing that he hasn't already seen and nothing he isn't capable of handling on your behalf. Once you've thought about it for a few moments, begin to praise him and wait for him to see you through! Let him be the song over your life.
While you meditate on who He is, please listen to the words of this song and know that even through the raindrops of the storm... there is a blessing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ&feature=rellist&playnext=1&list=PLF308558CD5EBA8AE
Blessings,
Heather
