Application

It's interesting that serving God is so great and so easy when all is well. When the kids are healthy, we are healthy, our spouse is being kind, our friends are complimentary, our homes are in order, etc. Easy shmeesy. What do we do when things don't go so well? We tend to blame God or we praise God. Truly, it's that simple ... we get to choose - blame or praise. Do we take all those sermon notes, the Bible and the praise songs we love to listen to and throw them out the window? I can always tell when I have an attitude of blame because I have an attitude with all those around me. When I have an attitude of praise I have an attitude of joy. I'm not saying that trials should excite us, but they definitely give us the opportunity to praise God and show off what He has taught us. Unfortunately, trials also can show us our true sin nature and the ugliness of our heart. I guess what I'm saying is ... while the going is good let those sermons, that Bible study, that time with the Lord, those praise songs, etc. sink down into your heart so when the trials come along you praise Him instead of embarrass His name. :)