As I sit here this morning, I realize that it's unusually quiet. I'm sometimes starved for the quietness, other times I'd rather not feel the eerie silence. But when it's quiet, I long to hear the soft sounds of sandaled feet. I don't often sense that Godly presence, but I welcome it like a good friend. I'm thankful that He shows me Himself in the quietness of my own heart. I often miss those times, I'm too busy to listen, too busy to hear His voice. But isn't that what God longs to do. He speaks to us in various ways. I know He longs to develop in me a heart of praise. So today I welcome a heart of praise even in the midst of struggle and heartache. I'm reminded that He inhabits the praises of His people. I want to be able to praise Him in the storm. He reminds me that He instills peace and joy. Ive been listening to a CD of a Haitian man who experienced horror during the recent hurricane that hit and destroyed so much in his country. He writes and sings a song about praise....."what can stop me from praising Jesus." It inspires my heart to just praise.
Psalm 66 ~ (vs 6) Praise our God, O people let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. (vs 12) But you brought us to a place of abundance. (vs16) Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
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