Today I was with one of our Bible study groups and we got onto the topic of praise. Specifically, the importance of praising God.I love this topic because praise has changed my heart. I remember a time in my life when I was discouraged. Life was a challenge for the people around me and the church I served was struggling. I felt the weight of it all.
Has that ever happened to you?
But then on Sunday, as I sat in church and the music began, I just leaned in. I sang my heart out. I don’t remember what the song/hymn was, all I remember was my letting myself move from a place where I was trying to take care of it all myself, into a place where I opened my heart to God. And that moment changed me.
Music is one kind of praise and if you don’t already have a play list on your phone of worship songs, I’d encourage you to put one together – because praise isn’t just for Sundays.
How do you connect with a power beyond yourself who meets you in your troubles, in your needs, in your pain? Come Sunday and find hope for living.