Today is the Day

Psalms 118:24 This is the day which the LORD hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it.


That is so much easier said than done, isn't it?  Rejoice, to be glad, there are days that just waking up is  a chore but God wants us to rejoice.  I've noticed a thread of what God has taken me to the last week or so.  It is about our praise, it is about keeping our eyes on Him.  Why is it such a struggle?  Or maybe you are one of those folks that it isn't a struggle for, I'd love to know your secret.


Yet deep down I know the secret, it is getting in His word, it is spending time talking with Him and more importantly listening to Him.  Our lives are filled with 24/7 business.  The last few weeks I've been watching God move in several different places.  The one thing that I've noticed these place have in common is they have people who are willing to take time to go into a prayer closet and stay until God moves.  It's not a 5 minute 'now I lay me down to sleep' prayer.


It is God, WE NEED YOU!  God, WE ARE SORRY FOR THE FAILURES AND WE WANT TO SERVE YOU!  It is an acknowledgement of who God is and not just what He can do but what He WILL do.  We believe that God is able but our faith often questions if He is willing. 


His word promises us if we humble ourselves, if we acknowledge Him and repent of our sin, if we call on HIM, He will answer our prayers.  He loves us, with a never failing love.  I love but my love fails, I lose patience or I become distracted.  But no matter how many of His children call on Him, He is never distracted.  He never is short tempered.  I'm sure I've tested that one a few times with some of the things I've done.


But He doesn't react as we do.  Oh, He can be hurt by our rejection or our unfaithfulness.  He can be disappointed that we take a wrong path.  But unlike us that at times react hastily, God is true and just even when we are in our worst condition.  I cannot tell you how thankful that makes me.  I can't tell you how amazed I am at that.


The last few weeks God has been trying to help me get my mind wrapped around Who He Is and what that means to us.  I'm still in awe.  I can't grasp it in the way I wish I could but each day, He reveals just another little something that will make me go 'wow!'  I knew that but I didn't 'get it'.  There is a lot about God's awesomeness that I don't get because my frail mind can't wrap around it.  I only have human examples to compare to and what He is so far exceeded even the greatest example I have.


This is the day the LORD hath made and no matter what my problem or trials, no matter what my aches or pains, my prayer is that I will rejoice and be glad in it because He is worthy of all my praise.