“And
he (Saul) went thither to Naioth, and the Spirit of God was upon him also and he
prophesied (praised)…before Samuel in like manner.” 1 Sam 19:23 &
22
Saul
was more apt to hold onto his emotions than he was the truth. Twice he was caught up in praising God, the
first time was (ch. 10) right after he was anointed king and didn’t want to
accept the responsibility. This time he was consumed with jealousy to kill over
David's favor with the people, when God consumes his heart in order to hinder
his actions. If what you feel, and what God’s word/will says are two different things,
change your thinking! Praise without God’s
purpose is like singing to the music but missing the lyrics. Know that the
power and purpose in praising God is for what He has done for you, not how you feel
about it; what you emotionally fall into, you’ll emotionally fall out of. Your life in Christ is to be purposefully powerful,
not emotionally easy.
Emotions
are like waves; you can’t keep them from coming but you can decide which ones
to surf.
HSAY…Todd
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