Praiseworthy -- God is. Praise-wordy -- we should not be.

Praiseworthy -- God is.

Praise-wordy -- we should not be.

 

          We should praise God at all times, in everything we do.  We should be praising God in all the words we say also.  But do we do those things?  Probably not.

          But God is worthy of all the praising we can offer.  God blesses our lives in so many ways, if only we pay attention to what is happening.  If we see/hear/touch/sense the ways that we are so blessed, we can sing about and pray and praise in many ways.

          The ways we offer our praises can be over the top “wordy”, more than necessary.  God doesn’t need to hear the words we offer, God already knows the way we feel.

          The praises we offer can be quiet and God still knows we’ve given them.  Our “wordiness” is for our sake, and that might help us concentrate on praying.  But God connects with us even in silence.  That way God can talk to us, and say more.  God can give us thoughts that can feed us in so many ways.

Im-PRAY-sive Words

 

Im-PRAY-sive Words

 

          The words we use in prayer can be great or not, they can be ones we fumble through or are quite eloquent.  They could be just a conversation with a friend.

          The main thing is that we are comfortable in the wording used.  They have to be ones that fit our lifestyle and are ones we’re used to.

          We can look at what works for others to get ideas, but if it doesn’t fit our own life, it won’t last long.  We have to make it our own for it to take hold.  It has to impress upon us a great image and become important to each of us to become a part of our regular routine.

          It has to be scheduled regularly for us to remember to do it or it won’t happen.  Someone once said “We don’t plan to fail.  We fail to plan.”  We have to plan to have regular prayer time, whatever that is, to make it happen.

          And that “prayer” can change over time as we get more used to it.  The rote prayers may have a spot, the conversational prayer may have it’s place, or being in silence and listening might become important too.

          We should not be telling God what we want all the time.  We can also listen to God tell us the plan at times too.

The difference between He’ll and Hell

 

The difference between He’ll and Hell

 

          The difference between He’ll and Hell is the Presence of God, whether God is there or not.  And if God is not there it is because of our choosing.

          If there is any negative part in our life it is because God is not part of it.  And that is the choice we have made, to not include God in that aspect of our life.  We might think we have it all figured out, so we can handle it on our own and leave God out.

          God wants to be part of our lives, but waits to be invited in.  God might knock on doors, but we have to open that doorway for the connection to be made.  Even the smallest step toward God is enough for God to make big strides toward our position.  God meets us where we are on that path toward Him.  He’ll make that happen.

          God will lift us from our problems or rescue us from whatever we face if we only call for help.  Also keeping our gaze focused on our Savior is the way we stay connected.

          Jesus wants so much more for us and gives us so many opportunities to receive blessings.  We have to be open to such possibilities