Life presents endless occasions and reasons to show gratitude to God. Personally, I am thankful each morning I wake up next to my husband, in a warm house, and that I get to walk straight into a warm shower. Although my heart does recognize these blessings, you won’t hear me audibly shouting ‘Praise the Lord!’.
Can you imagine actually saying sentiments of your heart, aloud? All the time?
‘Thank you, Lord, that there is one bunch of asparagus left! Without it, dinner would just not be what I had in mind,” or “Praise Jesus for this perfect parking spot!”
I mean, you would start to get some seriously strange looks. But, would it be such a bad practice to get into? Perhaps doing so would conflict with our attempts to appear as a fully functioning members of society and therefore isn’t very realistic… but it’s a thought.
We’ve all seen musicians-from Kanye West (the least humble human on earth, maybe with the exception of Brandon Flowers) to Carrie Underwood “Thank Jesus” when accepting awards; and although they don’t always specify what they are thanking Him for, we assume it’s for the gifts they were given. Likewise for the occasional athlete that will look or point upwards in acknowledgment of the Person who enables him or her to physically achieve.
What if we took these models of showing appreciation, but applied it to moments of disappointment and loss? What if people saw us praising God, even in times of sadness, loss and uncertainty? What if Kurt Warner got on the mic post-Super Bowl and exclaimed, “Praise be to God for this loss!”
It’s all too easy to thank God for an award or something else wonderful. How much more loud would our testimony be if people saw us praising through our sorrow?
And how much more would our faith stretch and grow if we chose to dance through the darkness?
(a portion of this blog was inspired by the blog of a friend)
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