"I will bless the Lord at all times"

 The most important decision we make on a day-to-day basis is our choice of an attitude. It either keeps us moving ahead or cripples our progress. When our attitude is right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme and no challenge too great.. Especially when we've got the God of all creation on our side.

You know, God could be working earth-shattering miracles right before your eyes in the supernatural, but you'll never be able to get a glimpse of it if your attitude is that of a wounded, irritable, miserable hamster, angry at the world or everyone around you and asking God why He lets certain things happen.

Did you know that

(1) Gratitude is an attitude
King David said, "I will bless the Lord at all times..." *Psalms 34:1. What does it mean to bless the Lord? It means to speak well of his greatness and goodness. It is almost synonymous with praise. Psalms 34:1 puts them together like this: “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” And notice the word mouth. “His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Blessing the Lord means speaking or singing about the goodness and greatness of the Lord.

It wasn't an impulse or a reaction to some circumstance, it was a choice he made!

Thank God for all He's done for you, even when feelings or circumstances seem bad.
I think we all need a reminder to just take some time to stop for a while when we catch ourselves slipping into an 'attitude' and say - Lord, I choose to give You praise!



//UCB UK, DesiringGod