Psalms 150:6 “Let everything that
breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!” Everybody in life is going to face flat tires, leaky roofs, toilet
over-runs, IRS tax frustrations, hackers hacking into your email account, and viruses
on your computer. The question is “How are you going to respond to your pains in life?”
How does one change what comes out of
their mouth? Peter exhorts the churches in Asia who were under heavy
persecution. Nero in Rome was putting high pressure on these new believers and
making life miserable in every way possible. Peter says, “If
you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from
speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.” (1 Peter 3:10) NLT
Is it really possible to Praise
God Regardless, even when you’re being frustrated, agitated and flustered
with life? Let me share with you three things that can help you with your
Praise to God.
Praise Him Regardless by truly Trusting God with all
your heart. A very rich man was travelling through the countryside of Scotland
heading toward a very important meeting. When his car got stuck in the mud he
was stranded in the middle of nowhere. A poor farmer came to his aid; rescued
him and gave him a bed for the night. The rich man was so grateful that he
promised to pay for a full education for the poor farmer’s son. True to his
word the rich man paid for the education. The young man was Alexander Fleming
the man who discovered Penicillin. The story
doesn’t end there; the rich man’s
son was wounded toward the end of
the First World War and was saved by Penicillin. The rich man’s name was
Spencer Churchill; his son saved by penicillin was Winston Churchill, who went
on to be the Hero- leader of 1939-45 England.
That one
act of compassion changed the course of history. Somebody had to Trust
that God was using their painful experience for good. Somebody chose not
to give in to negativity, complaining and whining. Little did Spencer know that
one day his gratitude to a man and to God would be the very investment that
would keep his son alive from a brutal wound on the battlefield.
Praise
Him Regardless by sharing your Testimony with those who need Christ. We
forget too quickly what the Lord has done for us. He shined His glorious light
on us and forever our life has been transformed. Share the light with someone
else and tell them what He has done for you.
I
challenge you today to take a 21 day
challenge. Wear a band on your right hand and say, “For the next
21 days I will not whine or complain.” If you blow it, put the band on your left
hand. Start again the next day fresh and new back on your right hand. With
God’s grace we can Praise Him Regardless.
Praise
Him Regardless by thinking about the Time you have left here on earth to
Thank Him. What will you be known for when you leave this world? A Whiner,
Complainer, a bellyaching barking busybody? Surely that’s not what you want written
on your epitaph. The Psalmist encourages us, “Teach us to number our days that
we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 92:10) With God’s help accept the
21 Day challenge to say, Regardless, “I will Praise Him.” Sooner or later
it will become a way of life.
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