I will bless the Lord forever
And I will trust Him at all times
He has delivered me from all fear
And He has set my feet upon a rock
I will not be moved, and I’ll say of the Lord
You are my Shield, my Strength, my Portion
Deliverer, my Shelter, Strong Tower
My very present Help in time of need
Whom have I in Heaven but You
There’s none I desire beside You
Songwriter ~ Miriam Webster / Performed by Darlene Zschech and Hillsong United
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Do you practice blessing the Lord on a daily basis…or only when things are going well in your life? God calls us to count our blessings on a daily basis. There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for!
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT
This does not mean that we are happy all the time or would choose our current circumstances. When you are in the fire and walking through extremely difficult circumstances, it can be harder to look for the things in which to be thankful. However, God is always faithful in our circumstances when we choose to be thankful and look to Him and what He is doing in our lives.
When I focus on the yuck in my life, it doesn’t help me. But when I focus on God and the blessings that are there in disguise, my perspective changes and I begin to see the things that He is doing. I would much rather focus on what God is doing in my life than what the enemy is doing. Then I can watch this promise unfold in my life.…
And we know that all things work together for good
to those who love God
to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 KJV
I love the wording in this Scripture! The first part, ‘And we know…,’ means we must know and believe that God will work whatever we are walking through for ‘good’. The next part that speaks to me is that God says He uses ‘ALL things’ (not just some things) but ALL things for good. Keep looking for the ‘good’ in whatever you are going through. He Who has promised is faithful.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for He Who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23
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Heavenly Father, we thank You that You are our Shield, our Strength and our Portion. May we believe and receive it in Jesus name. AMEN!!!
Kim, thank you for blessing us with this song and your words today. “when I focus on God and the blessings that are there in disguise, my perspective changes and I begin to see the things that He is doing.” I so agree with what you wrote. I’ve gone through “the yucks” in my life. I was weak and defeated when I focused on them, but when I chose to focus on God, even though the yuck didn’t go away, I was strong and able to trust God for good to come out of it.
I’m adding my ‘amen’ to your prayer!
Beautiful song of worship! Your words are such an encouragement: “God is always faithful in our circumstances when we choose to be thankful and look to Him and what He is doing in our lives.” Great Scriptures, too!! May we always ‘choose’ to be thankful!