I like to keep it real.
Life gets hard sometimes. I'm not on the mountain top every day. Heart deep praise doesn't constantly roll from my lips.
There are times when the churchy phrase, "Blessed and highly favored," earns a "Yeah, right!" Why? Because I'm feeling anything but...
And then...those times when folk tell me they love me, but I don’t feel an ounce of it and their actions actually reflect casual indifference...
During those times, I have to do what King David did. I have to encourage myself.
I remind myself of how good God has been to me. I remember the times He comforted me when no one else was around or understood. I recall all the times He helped me to see that He was there all the time. He's always been constant.
I have to remind myself to focus on Him and not the circumstances or my emotions and call forth the praise He deserves. As David said in Psalms 103, "Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me..."
What happens? God is exalted...He becomes bigger in my focus...and my circumstances and emotions become smaller. My perspective is corrected and I head back to the mountain top again.
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