PSALM 143:5
I remember the days of old:I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.
Most of us long to praise God more joyfully than we do. One common hindrance is that no matter how hard we try, we often don't feel like praising Him.
Bible teacher Selwyn Hughes says that God has placed within us three main functions; the will, the feelings, and the thoughts. Our will, he says, has little or no power over our feeling, You can't say, "I am going to feel different," and then accomplish it by sheer willpower. What the feelings do respond to our thoughts. Quoting another source, Hughes says: our feeling follow our thoughts like baby ducks follow their mother." So how can we make our thoughts the leader of our feelings?
David showed us the way in Psalm 143. Feeling overwhelmed and distressed (v. 4), he took time to think about the Lord (v. 5). He remembered God loving-kindness, trustworthy, and guidance (v.8). His Proctection and goodness (vv9;10). His righteousness and mercy (vv. 11;12). Once David got going, his feelings began to follow his thoughts.
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I remember the days of old:I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.
Most of us long to praise God more joyfully than we do. One common hindrance is that no matter how hard we try, we often don't feel like praising Him.
Bible teacher Selwyn Hughes says that God has placed within us three main functions; the will, the feelings, and the thoughts. Our will, he says, has little or no power over our feeling, You can't say, "I am going to feel different," and then accomplish it by sheer willpower. What the feelings do respond to our thoughts. Quoting another source, Hughes says: our feeling follow our thoughts like baby ducks follow their mother." So how can we make our thoughts the leader of our feelings?
David showed us the way in Psalm 143. Feeling overwhelmed and distressed (v. 4), he took time to think about the Lord (v. 5). He remembered God loving-kindness, trustworthy, and guidance (v.8). His Proctection and goodness (vv9;10). His righteousness and mercy (vv. 11;12). Once David got going, his feelings began to follow his thoughts.
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