"I will bring praise!"

Every Sunday as I stand in church, I can not wait for the songs we sing. Ever since I was younger I loved singing in church because no one can really hear you sing and that is a good thing because I am a horrible singer. When I sing in church it helps me picutre what heaven will be like when all we get to do is bring praise to Jesus for all He has done.
There are certain songs I like to sing during church and certain ones I am not the biggest fan of. Its bound to happen to everyone, right? Sometimes if I'm not familiar with a song, it's hard for me to focus and catch on quick. But then there are some songs, that when they begin I get so cheerful and make sure to clear my voice so I can really get into the song. Weird, I know. I can't help it.
Last week at church we sang one of my favorite songs! I had heard this song over and over again, but until this week, the words have really stood out to me more than they ever have. The song is called the Desert Song. If your not familiar with titles of songs, it goes a little something like this:
"This is my prayer in the desert when all thats within me feels dry. This is my prayer in my hunger in need. My God is a god who provides...." Ringing a bell? If not I'll attach a link so you can listen to it at the end.
Probably one of my favoirte parts of this song is the chorus. It sings, "I will bring praise,  I will bring praise. No weapon formed against me shall remain." This part is one of my favorites just because I have nothing against me, all my sins are taken away because of the death of Christ, why not bring praise? Everything may not be perfect in life or it may not be going the way one wants it to go, but at least we have a life where we don't have to worry about our sins! They are gone! Plus in the good times and bad, we have to bring praise to our Father. He is bringing us to it for a reason to make us stronger in Him. Why not on a daily basis praise Him and thank Him for all He has done and will do for us! :)
The next part goes onto say: "I will rejoice. I will declare. God is my victory and He is here." God is here. He is always here. He will never not be here. How stinkin' awesome is that?!? At times, yeah we aren't going to feel Him or maybe not hear Him, but He is still here. And He is always going to be! He isn't just here, He is our victory too! God sent His only son so that every single one of us could live here on this earth without having to live with our sins. Sometimes its hard to overcome sins, but one doesn't have to do it alone; He is here ready to overcome them with you. How awesome!!!!!!
But then the song gets better...
"All of my life, in every season, You are still God. I have a reason to sing. I have a reason to worship."  God is still God no matter what. No hard time, nothing will ever make Him not God. He is ALWAYS going to be there! Why not sing about Him? Why not give everything we have to the One who will always be there? I have had times of trouble in my life, where I just want to know, why God, why? But you know what, the why doesn't matter. He is still God and that hard time isn't a hard time in God's eyes. Its a challenge from Him to see what you are going to do. Will I say, "this isn't fair, give this trouble to someone else?" Or will I say, "You know what, Thanks God. I needed this. What is your will in all of this?" In every season of life, the good and the bad, He is going to be there. That is why I am going to sing to Him and worship Him. He is the person who is always, and is always going to be there. I know I have said it so many times in this post already, but how awesome!!!!! My, oh my, how I love that man who gave it all for me! :)
I came to a realization that other day that I hadn't blogged in a while. It took me forever to decide what to write about, but then it finally hit me when I heard the song at church; I'll write about the song. I then had a free day and decided to start blogging about it. But when I opened the blank blog, nothing came to mind about what to write. My mind was a desert. I closed my eyes, prayed to ask God what He wanted to write about, and then just started typing. To me I felt like I just kept rambling and nothing made sense. I took a break from it that day, and decided to come back to it today (the following Sunday). Have you ever realized how crazy God works? In chapel on Friday, we only sang one song, and you will never guess what song it was? Yep, the same song I am writing about right now! Crazy, huh? I knew it was meant for me to take a break from this blog just so I could re-hear it (even though I have been playing it on repeat the whole time I was writing about it..haha). As I reheard it, this calming sensation came over me. I felt God's presence and Him telling me, "In every season, I am still God and I am giving you a reason to sing". He sure is giving me things to sing about. This past week I realized how awesome my parents are and how they always have the right things to say. I realized how close I have grown to the new friends I have made at Bethel and how I am able to share so much of my life and love for Christ with them, which I never could with my high school friends. I realized how blessed I am to have such an awesome roommate who I can open up to about anything. These are just a few of the many things I realized about my life this week.
God really is there for me in every season. He is my victory. He gives me something new to sing about every morning. God is my provider. Nothing I have is mine, its all His. He is always here. He'll be there now and forever. He is my reason to worship! I am declaring right now that He is my victory and He is here.
"This is my prayer in the harvest when favor and providence flow. I know I'm filled to be emptied again, the seed I recieve I will sow."
:)



Here's the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlgUUeQh0CQ

You see what I'm talking about? :)