“There is reason to praise, reason to sing, reason to give thanks...let the hard stuff remind you.”
Loren Thornburg
Life is full of lots of really hard stuff. But, right there in the midst of that stuff is reason to praise. Let that stuff be the very reason to praise. Let the cold lead you to thanks for the health that you have had, the thing you lost lead you to praise for the time you were blessed with it, the things you can’t do lead you to sing about the things that you can. This is not to ignore the hard parts of what you are going through, but to find reason to praise in the midst of them. It is to recognize that what you face is hard, but still there is reason to praise. Don’t miss an opportunity to do that. Let the hard stuff be a reminder that you have reason to praise!!
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.”
Psalm 118: 1
The Lord is good!! For those who have seen this, we have forever reason to sing and praise. His love is faithful! It endures forever! If I truly believe that then there is more than enough reason to praise. That doesn’t mean that this is always my first reaction, but it can always be my next. Praise is to express ones gratitude toward. It says nothing about having to feel like praising. The hard part can be remembering that praising is an option in the midst of hard stuff that comes our way. So lets ask the Lord to let the hard stuff trigger us to praise, remind us of the things we have to be thankful for, cause us to sing. Not that there shouldn’t be tears in the midst of sorrow, but there can also be praise. There is reason to praise...let the hard stuff remind you. For no matter what...His faithful love endures forever.
