| “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” |
| —Psalm 103:1 |
You’ve likely heard this story:
A woman sat in a psychologist’s office for her individual marriage counseling session. The counselor began the session by asking, “At the beginning of your day, do you wake up grumpy?”
“No,” the woman replied. “I usually let him sleep.”
So it is with many people. They start their morning in a fog of annoyance. One remedy is to wake with conscious praise to God on our lips. Whether or not you wake up in a grumpy mood, starting your day by recalling of all the many blessings God has given you will tend to brighten your mood considerably. The Psalmist understood the value of praise when he wrote these words in Psalm 103:1-5:
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
As we move forward into each new day, let’s begin by praising God for who He is and also for all the many things He has done in our behalf. That is the best possible way to begin our day.
Based on a blog originally posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015
