In Psalm 55, King David exclaimed: “Oh, that I had wings
like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest” (Psalm 55:6). This wish to be
able to put aside all your problems and worries and to feel free is a longing
everyone experiences at one time or another. Unfortunately, there is no easy,
magical formula to make problems simply disappear. What we can do is learn to
control the effect that our problems, both real and imaginary, have on us.
One sure-fire way to strengthen your spirit is to
adopt an attitude of praise and thanks to God, even through the rough times. No
matter how badly things are going or how seemingly hopeless the situation, it
is always possible to find something to be thankful for if you look hard
enough—not the least of which is that God stands ready to prove Himself a “very
present help in time of trouble” (Psalm 46:1.)
That positive, praiseful attitude will lighten
your burdens and help you bear them. It brings on inspiration and renewed
strength. It gives you wings to rise above your problems and the doubt, fear,
and worry that accompany them. It lifts your spirit above the earthly plane and
into the heavenlies. Even though it doesn’t necessarily remove the problems you’re
facing, it gives you a much better outlook and perspective on them—a heavenly perspective,
infused with faith in the positive outcome God has promised to those who love
Him. (See Romans 8:28.)
PSA.18:3 I
will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from
mine enemies.
PSA.50:23 Whoso
offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright
will I shew the salvation of God.
HAB.3
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither
shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields
shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall
be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in
the God of my salvation.
19 The Lord God is my strength, and he will
make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high
places.
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