Remember to Praise

Take the time to praise God.

Do you ever wake up, and once you’re alert enough to have any thoughts at all, you remember you should spend some time with God? But, not right now, you’re running late for work. Maybe you can think about that tonight. You are rushing around trying to find your keys or notebook or matching socks and maybe you rush a little request for some help with those lost items. Then, once you find your keys, you only think how silly you were for forgetting where they were. In the car, you break just in time to miss someone trying to cut under the red light that changed to green 30 seconds ago. You even sigh aloud, “Thank God,” but then you start focusing more on the road and what you need to do first thing when you get to work.

You’ve gotten to work safely, on time, and with socks. But you’ve also missed a whole morning to rejoice, give thanks and praise the God Who breathed life into you, woke you up, provided for your needs, and even got you where you wanted to go.

You may have too much going on in your life (we’ll leave that for another day), but your perspective on thanks and praise doesn’t have to be spending all day at church or else do nothing. Sing your moments of rejoicing (“Praise the God Who remembered me! He found my key! He protected my family!”) and proclaim the blessings of the Almighty for life today.