Turning Hope into Praise

 

 

Text: Psalm 42:5-6(KJV)                                                   

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.

Friends, hopelessness can never yield a positive outcome. Though life weighs us down because of delay and setbacks, but we should not give up rather turn your hope into praise even when the full picture is not out. Yes, we go through life challenges that cast down our soul but we should not allow the situation to silence us to helplessness. Lam.3:24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. There is still joy and reasons to praise God if we can tailor our countenance to the help of the Lord.  We should not live disturbed by the current challenge rather we should put our hope in God who never fails. Remember, we shall yet praise our God in spite of the storms of life. We can keep off from the problem with praise as we gaze to the promise keeper.

Amazingly, the scripture above gives us the principle on how to manage hopelessness. It is not a time to look upon mundane things rather hope in God as it gives us assurance that we shall become.  Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. We must therefore speak to your soul to hope in God. This requires a living confidence in God though not so easy but it can blossom into praise even before the expectation and the answers come. So, I encourage you, your hope will not be in vain in Jesus name.

PRAYER POINT:

1. Father, make praise our natural outcome from that hopeless situation as we look unto God for answers in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE:  Remember, praise will shift your focus out of that uncertainty and delay.