Ps. 34:1- I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Life can be full of disappointments, and discouragement forever lurks around the corner. Sometimes we pray and seemingly see no end to our troubles, despite pouring out our souls to God. Some would say, “Is there no end in sight?” Oh, the uncertainties of life over which we have no control! Sometimes the burdens are so heavy—it is wished, like David did (Ps. 55:5-6), that we could take wings and fly away. But would the lesson be over? Did we pass the test, or would we have to take it over after returning from overseas where our wings took us? Unfortunately, we would probably land in the middle of greater trouble. Running away will not solve anything.
Our human nature bases how it responds to God based on what God has done to it. Likewise if we receive nothing from God, again in our nature, God will not receive anything from us. This is why God commands that His children worship Him in Spirit and in truth. In our spirit we worship God not based on the contingency of Him doing something, but we worship Him because of who He is! And the truth is—whether our flesh believes God has blessed us or not is irrelevant; He blessed us when He gave us the Holy Spirit. In our spirit the truth is God has done great things! So, we must bless Him at all times. His praises should be standing at the doors of our mouth. Do not make blessing and praising God contingent on how things turn out. Bless Him without contingencies, do it continually, and He will strengthen you to deal with life’s irregularities.
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