A Psalm to Wake Up to Each Morning
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song. (Ps 28:7)
Every morning when I wake up, I spend a few minutes in prayer going over the words to this psalm. First, I thank God for everything in my life. I’m thankful for my family and our health. I’m thankful for our house. I’m thankful for my marriage. I’m thankful for my church and extended family. I’m thankful for my work and my husband’s job.
Then I pray for situations and people who need help and God’s help and guidance.
When it comes down to it, the words to this verse form the basis for what I say:
“The LORD is my strength and my shield”
God protects me from everything. Whatever comes into my life has gone through His hands first.
“my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.”
He is the only thing I put any stock in. If it wasn’t for God, I wouldn't have any purpose in life.
“My heart leaps for joy”
Because of my belief in God and His faithfulness, I am thrilled my life counts for something.
“and I will give thanks to him in song.”
I love to sing hymns to God out of thankfulness and adoration for how He has redeemed my soul from nothing to something.
--Four brief lines of thought and it sums up exactly how I feel about God and try to live my life.
The psalms don’t always express positive thoughts. Some of the psalm writers question why God allows things to happen.
That’s part of a healthy relationship – being honest and expressing feelings. God gave us feelings for a reason.
But even when we don’t want to believe God would allow something bad to happen to us or someone we love, we have to continue to love Him. It is the only way life will ever make sense.
If He only allowed good things to happen to people who said they loved Him, then people might be tempted to say they love God, just so they wouldn't be hurt in life.
How sincere of a faith is that?
I think God allows bad things to happen to us because He wants us to see that He will never forsake us or leave us. We can see God in bad situations, if we look for him.
I’ve definitely had bad things happen in my life. My dad died unexpectedly during a surgery. My mother-in-law died following a lingering bout of cancer. We have faced unemployment and health issues in our family. But as I heard someone say 20+ years ago, I’ve decided that I’ve come too far to give up on God now.
Is there a psalm or part of a psalm that sums up your feelings about God?
Take care,
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song. (Ps 28:7)
Every morning when I wake up, I spend a few minutes in prayer going over the words to this psalm. First, I thank God for everything in my life. I’m thankful for my family and our health. I’m thankful for our house. I’m thankful for my marriage. I’m thankful for my church and extended family. I’m thankful for my work and my husband’s job.
Then I pray for situations and people who need help and God’s help and guidance.
When it comes down to it, the words to this verse form the basis for what I say:
“The LORD is my strength and my shield”
God protects me from everything. Whatever comes into my life has gone through His hands first.
“my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.”
He is the only thing I put any stock in. If it wasn’t for God, I wouldn't have any purpose in life.
“My heart leaps for joy”
Because of my belief in God and His faithfulness, I am thrilled my life counts for something.
“and I will give thanks to him in song.”
I love to sing hymns to God out of thankfulness and adoration for how He has redeemed my soul from nothing to something.
--Four brief lines of thought and it sums up exactly how I feel about God and try to live my life.
The psalms don’t always express positive thoughts. Some of the psalm writers question why God allows things to happen.
That’s part of a healthy relationship – being honest and expressing feelings. God gave us feelings for a reason.
But even when we don’t want to believe God would allow something bad to happen to us or someone we love, we have to continue to love Him. It is the only way life will ever make sense.
If He only allowed good things to happen to people who said they loved Him, then people might be tempted to say they love God, just so they wouldn't be hurt in life.
How sincere of a faith is that?
I think God allows bad things to happen to us because He wants us to see that He will never forsake us or leave us. We can see God in bad situations, if we look for him.
I’ve definitely had bad things happen in my life. My dad died unexpectedly during a surgery. My mother-in-law died following a lingering bout of cancer. We have faced unemployment and health issues in our family. But as I heard someone say 20+ years ago, I’ve decided that I’ve come too far to give up on God now.
Is there a psalm or part of a psalm that sums up your feelings about God?
Take care,
posted by Kayleen | 8:50 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Kayleen,
I stumbled upon your blog as I had created a google alert for my name out of curiosity.
It seems are names are not the only thing we have in common.
I will definately be back to read through your lovely reflections.
God Bless you for steooing out in your faith and sharing it with the world :)
Kayleen West
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