O Worship the Lord!

                                              
Psalm 99:9 says "Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy."
It is easy for me to read something like this and totally agree when things are going well. It's easy to say I'm "walking close to God and worshiping Him" because even if I'm not, it's easy to put on a show. But what about when life gets tough? should we still worship? can we? YES!! In the midst of everything that has been happening, in the midst of all the craziness and pain, God has drawn me closer to His side than I've been in a long time. I truly thirst for those few quiet moments that I can be with Him, listening to songs that worship Him, and reading His precious words! You know what amazes me about the Psalms? David didn't have an easy life ( in case you're wondering, go back and read the Old Testament). If he wasn't running for his life or fighting mighty battles, I'm sure he was dealing with all the stress of the internal affairs of the kingdom, as well as a lot of family stress. But he wrote the Psalms anyway. He wasn't afraid to make himself vulnerable before God, to confess to God that he was scared, or mad, or felt alone. But he didn't stop there. He allowed God to speak to him, giving him true comfort. And then, in the midst of all the hurt, David worshiped. This weekend, God gave me Psalm 37 as a comfort and a help. The first tear stain was added to my Bible. Because of the situation, yes, but also because I knew that God was big enough to put me back together after I fell apart. I'm going to be brutally honest here. Life is hard right now. There are so many different sources of confusion and tension, I feel as though I might almost break. But the amazing thing about it is this: If I can worship God through the pain, confusion, and anger, I can share a tiny taste of His perspective. It may seem to me that this situation is out of control. But it isn't. It's just in hands much bigger than mine. Here's a beautiful song that always causes me to stand in awe of the mighty God that I serve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00JWpre67U