It is hard to live with lasting joy in a world with so much pain and disappointment, yet we cannot find joy by trying to escape the pain and ignore the disappointment. We find joy when face the reality of this world honestly with the one who is called "The Man of Sorrows" and yet was so joy-filled that children loved him.
Circumstances will keep on changing, at times inflating our joy and at other
times sucking it out of us. God will not change. Jesus showed us we can be
honest about pain and disappointment and still be filled with joy by trusting
completely in our Heavenly Father. We can find joy when we celebrate his
faithful goodness and the hope he has promised us.
God calls us to worship
so that we discover his greatness. God commands us to sing as part of our
worship because singing about his worthiness helps us discover joy in him. God
even gives us some extra help. He gave us the book of Psalms, which is a book of
songs and poems for worship.
This week, set aside
some time to worship God by singing his praise. Sing
along with a worship CD. Don't be afraid. You can sing in your car or in a
separate place in your home. If you are worried about singing alone, invite your
family or friends to join you. If you don't have any CDs with worship music, try
searching for worship songs on an internet source such as
itunes, Youtube or
Spotify. Search for Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche or
Matt Redman and you will be off to a good start. And don't forget, it doesn't
matter how well you sing. The verse above indicates that God is pleased even if
all we can do is make a "joyful noise".
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