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Over the years I have seen many up and down moments.This week as we read Exodus 11-15 something that stuck out to me was how the Israelites had difficulty praising God in the difficult moments even after they had seen the vast miracles that God had preformed on their behalf.
As I pondered this revelation this week something came to mind…..
I do the same exact thing!! Through the difficult moments in my life I have a problem of thinking of all the worst case scenarios, instead I could be thanking God for the storm. You see it is once I begin to focus on Him that He puts His umbrella of protection to shield me from getting wet during life’s storms.
This was a hard one for me to choke down. Mainly because in my silly human nature I am a natural fixer. I am usually the one someone calls when they need something done because well I will typically do so. Yet, when I find myself in a situation drowning I often wonder “Why are you letting this happen?” . This is exactly what the Israelites where doing!?!? They were thankful to be removed from the rule of Pharaoh and yet when things started to look a bit doubtful they became consumed with what I like to call the “poor me” attitude.
What if instead we…..
Praised God for the privilege of going through the storm.
Allowed God to take over in the situation.
Simply took a blind leap of faith that God has everything under control.
Trusted that these difficult moment might possibly end up being something that glorifies God.
Realized that these moments were in fact something to be celebrated.
Over the past week I have dealt with a few difficult moments. (Isn’t it amazing how Satan will attack us when we are at a spiritual peak). Something that I realized however is that when I stopped and praised God for my children who were being difficult, my insane work load and my overly booked schedule that I felt God surround Himself around me!! Oh what a wonderful and humbling experience that was.
Difficult moments are going to come in our lives. They are going to happen even more so when we are living our lives the way that God wants us to. However, we have something that no one else has…….An awesome and amazing God who loves us. One who always protects us even when we question what is actually happening.
Moses closes out our week of reading with a wonderful tribute to God (Exodus 15) and the verse that stuck out to me most was Exodus 15:2
The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation;this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him
Will you join me in the goal of exalting God through all our difficult moments even when those moments are sometimes almost to hard to bare?
I would love to give you a gift to remember to praise God in all the difficult moments. So I have made you all a wonderful little bookmark that you can print off and use.
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Until Next Time Just Keep Soaring 4 Him,
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Thank you so much for the reminder to praise during difficult times! I tend to do the same thing and stress out when things don’t go the way I expected them to. I will be printing my bookmark (and laminating it) today!
God is good! He knew that I needed to read these words. Thank you so much for letting Him use you to help others. I will praise Him for and through the difficult times. I will praise the attacks away.
I can understand the difficult week, although our week feels like it’s been about six months! My sister is pregnant (baby #3 coming at any moment, literally!) and had some complications that could have been dangerous for the baby. So it was a big waiting/praying game. But he or she will be here by next week at the latest, and healthy. We found out last weekend that my husbands father has cancer and only about a month or two to live. We are not close with him, but it’s still difficult to deal with. I also found out this week that my grandfather, who we are close to, has cancer. Not as advanced as my father-in-law, but still, devastating. I have found it difficult this week to actively praise. But as I think about this, I remember a time early last year that was just about as devastating. Our associate pastor, my mentor and friend, died very suddenly. I remember being in the sanctuary of our church and sobbing uncontrollably. As I walked out, I looked up towards heaven and said to God, “I don’t understand this. I’m angry right now, but I still love You and trust You.” It was a very freeing moment for me.