Lets look at some people who Praised God though the storms in there life, the first one we will look at is a Man who lost his oxen and his donkeys , then he lost his all his sons and daughters. Then satan caused him to have sores from his feet to his head. Can you guess who this man is.. Job. What a man after God's own heart he was trusted God fully with everything he had!
"After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD mad him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before." Job 42:10
We all face hardships in our lives whether it be with family, friends, your boyfriend or girlfriend or some else that may be close to you. But in all of that we have to keep our eyes on the Prize as they say. Our Prize is God, how awesome and amazing the Lord is to us.
Over the past few years I have faced some hardships with my family. Once we were so close but now not so much. I know there are things I have done to cause this. as well as the other members of the family and things said by both parties that have hurt the other one. As I started to have to deal with the situation four years ago .. I remember this song over and over again coming into my brain. I remember that I have someone who is with me fighting for the right thing to happen. For us to come together and not strain apart.
Praising thr Lord while going through hardships may be hard at time and you feel like you don't know why you should praise him , things aren't praiseworthy. No matter we still need to Praise the Lord we have another day to follow him to try to make things right and fix things. We may not be able to quickly and may not come for years, but still Praise the Lord for all he has done for you. Keeping you safe, giving you people who will encourage you. We go through Storms that's a part of Life and when we think we barely can hear the Lord we need to be quiet and really listen . God is always with us and never leaves us no matter what. How awesome is that Gods loves us and wants to be in a relationship with us, even though the hardships he's still right next to us. Holding our hands and guiding us though the storms of life we go through.
Like Job, who went though so many hardships, we should not turn our back on God cause he doesn't turn our back on us. He loves us wants to be next to us and we go through are storms like Job. When you go through something hard look to the sky and sing these words. God is with all of us, right next to us. We have to be the ones willing to listen and letting the Lord lead.
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
[Chorus:]
And I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to you
And you raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You
Casting Crowns- Praise You In This Storm
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