All Because of You!

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. So will I bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.PSALM 63:3‭-‬4 AMP

Too many times, we allow external circumstances dictate how we feel, react or respond to situations. All of us will go through the wilderness experience and have moments of dryness and silence. There will be times when it would appear God is ignoring you or simply not interested. Today's extract is in the same context. Read the verses before and see the Psalmist's experience.

In the face of such dryness, how do you hold on to God? What gives you comfort that all is well when the opposite is the obvious? The Psalmist remembered all of God's faithfulness and knew He could be trusted. Like the Psalmist, do you keep a record of God's dealings with you or you only remember him when you need something? Is God the focus of your life or one of many options?

Praise is not the natural response to difficulties but a product of a life that understands who God is and what he can do. Anyone who can bless God while crying through the tears of pain has understood the power of God and the wisdom behind his actions and silence. As long as I live, I will praise God. It's not about what I get; it's about who God is. It's not about what I am or have but about God's constant faithfulness.

For you- what would it be? Would you hold on to the pain and ignore who God is or would you hold on to God whilst dealing with the pain? Whatever you do, remember that God is sovereign and all his plans and purposes are good, no matter what they look like now. His time of favour is here.