Sing, Praise, Proclaim!

Psalm 96:2
Sing to the Lord, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.

Often when I'm alone in my car, I will sit in silence and construct a dream house or plan my evening at home. Every once in a while I might grab the phone and try to catch up with someone. Or worse yet, I will dwell on negative thoughts or feelings and make little agreements with Satan in my head. Even though I'm not always in the mood, I can never go wrong by turning on the radio and singing along to praise and worship songs. I remember when I first started going to church I hated the singing portion. It's not because I don't sing well, because I really don't, but it just wasn't natural to me, something I wasn't used to. But after a while I realized that singing songs at church, or anywhere for that matter, really put me in a different mind set. It helped me to focus on God and not all those other things. It helped me to remember His blessings and be thankful for His salvation. I still like to construct dream homes and talk on the phone, but it's good to sing praises to the Lord and hopefully I will learn to do it everyday. Even though it didn't come natural to me, it was what I was made to do.

If anyone else needs a pick me up and you live here in the cities, try KTIS 98.5. They also have an Internet connection on their website (link at bottom of the page).