I will continually give God Praise

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name.
Ps 3:3 No weapon formed against us shall prosper
I am going through some things in my life right now, and I need to write, it soothes my soul. I have looked at this page for the last hour or so trying to decide if I should write or not. I have no doubts in God, but in myself there are some. I truly believe His word, and I know that all things happen for a reason. And they are to help you grow in your walk and trust Him more. I am growing and I do trust Him. I just need reminded of this myself right now. We, my husband and I have been growing in the Lord so much lately, personally and together. But today we are going through some tough storms. When I look at them through my eyes I am overwhelmed, but when I look at them spiritually I am at peace with the Lord. For I know He has a plan in all things, but in the natural flesh I am overwhelmed. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

(Wow, did I need to read that!! I had wrote the top paragraph a couple weeks ago and just now got back to it. Seems like in my darkest times He lifts me up.)

My husband and I talked some today about things that are happening with us. We know God has a plan, but I was upset today. I cried and said to my husband you know the people in the desert with Moses must have went crazy not knowing what was going on. Their life had changed over night, and now their in the desert living off Manna from Heaven! Well, so am I. We have been taken care of by the Lord for so long, and I have complained so much. Our life changed so quickly from smooth and good to who knows whats next. I like security. I like knowing what is going on and what is going to happen. But, we do know that God is in control.

We are to put as much effort into believing in the Lord to take care of us, as we put into thinking about what we think is not being taken care of! Oh my! I was flipping through the Tv channels, and I came across TBN, the Christian channel. A movie was just coming on and I knew it was about the Holocaust. The trains and people screaming and the guards pushing and the caos was so loud. I then realized I had seen this movie before. It is the true story of Corie Tenboom a true believer in the Lord. As I watched the first 5 minutes or so of the movie, knowing I wasn't going to watch it all, I felt sick and nervous. Just seeing how those women and children were destroyed hurt my heart. I thought of me and my 10 year old baby being done like those people were, and I just couldn't watch anymore of it again. I then remembered how I cried and complained today to my husband about our life going in the direction it's going. I just want things to be the way they use to be, secure. I know that as those women were going through what they went through they were feeling the same way I am. Only they had it so much worse than me. I said I'm sorry Lord and I want to do better. In the movie, Corrie had faith in God that He would supply and take care of her. And He did in the midst of this crazy awful mess of the Holocaust. She went on to write books and speak about how God cared for her through it all. She was so positive until she died. God is telling me to have faith in Him no matter what. We have got to have a positive attitude in everything. He said we are to praise Him in all things. If we therefore praise Him when things go so wrong, and we can't figure them out then He will supply; all we have to do is look around and see it. If we praise Him when we have little, then when we have much we will praise Him to. He wants to be praised Always. Yes, we are human but He is God, and if we only believe in Him when things aren't going our way our faith will be strong. We need to give more thought to His ways than our ways, this is how we become stronger in the Lord and can become what He wants us to be. Which is the best Christian we can be. He tells us in His word, (Philippians 4:7 if we only think on these things the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus In Philippians 4:8 it says Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.) There is something to praise Him for in every situation of our lives. Our lives reflect what we think. Do we think we can't, so we don't? Or do we think we can and, we do? I found a saying last week and I made a small poster of it for me. It says: What are you doing to get there? Why am I crying and complaining if I'm not doing all that I can to get where I need to be? I have to believe in the God I serve and what He says will be, will be.

These words may not be for everyone, but they are for me. If something isn't the way you think it should be in your life change it. How? By doing what God says to do, (Philippians 4:7 if we only think on these things the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus In Philippians 4:8 it says Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.) When you do what He says to do, the way He says to do it, He won't fail. You might when you quit thinking His way about life, but He never fails. He can not fail, we can and we do. I am accountable for the words I write, and I have to live by them. I am taking these words of mine inspired by Him and taking His words doing something to get where I want to be. Psalms 78:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

Lift me up in prayer, as I will lift you up, Love ya, Uylonda