Thank you…for everything
posted by dustin on Nov 16, 2007
The other day I was talking to somebody I’d consider quite intelligent and he brought up a very good point. Why is it that people always say “Thank You Jesus” or “Praise You Lord, For You Are Good” and stuff like that whenever things are going well in your life. But for some reason when things are going bad it’s never the same. I thought it was quite a valid point. Why not say thank you regardless of the circumstances in which you are presented?
People try to live their lives for God, but for the most part from what I can see they only praise him through the good times. Why not praise him all the time? There is a song by Casting Crowns called “Praise You In This Storm” and it addresses the same thing. The course goes like this:
“And I’ll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I’ve cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm”
My goal in life is to love and praise God no matter what happens. So I challenge you to thank God for EVERYTHING. Whether it be positive or negative. Live a life in which we are reflecting God’s grace and love for us. I know I sure will try.
I’m going through a storm right now, but I decided not to get caught up in the drama. If it’s God’s will it will be so, if not He’s got something better planned for me and I have to trust that his judgement is what is best for me. Regardless of my selfish pride and wants.
Thank you Lord.
I love that song! There have been times when I just really haven’t been praising God in my circumstances and that song will start playing on the radio. It’s a great reminder for me.
I totally agree with you…we should praise God for all that he does in our lives, regardless of the storm or the warm sunshine. Although sometimes we may not remember to praise him-I know at times I forget that, we also must remember is that it is in those storms that God is preparing us for something greater, his blessings…like the rainbow after the storm. Even though we may not see it at the time, we must always remember that he will never leave us or forsake and if we fall he will be there to catch us.