Psalm 40:2-3 ‘He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God’

DAILY READNG; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Kings 10; Micah 1

Casting Crowns is a seven-member music group made up of all youth pastors.
Mark Hall is the lead vocalist and has gained a huge fanbase because of the way he eloquently paints pictures of God’s Word through his lyrics.
His songs stem from his own struggles as he has lived through some of the lyrics he writes.
As a child, Mark was diagnosed with learning disabilities and struggled in school with ADHD and dyslexia. Not being able to read was a constant source of humiliation, which made him to grow up feeling like a loser.
After high school graduation, he wanted to go to Bible College and sing for Jesus, but self-doubt and fear kept him bound.
Any time he felt God was leading him to do something, the enemy would convince him to keep quiet so as not to let people know his painful secret of learning disability.
Finally when Mark was 21 years old, he attended a Bible conference where he heard a speaker share his own testimony of overcoming dyslexia.
Inspired by this testimony, Mark soon launched into music ministry. As he took steps of faith, God helped him to overcome his limitations and took him beyond his wildest imaginations.
Today, his music group, Casting Crowns, has won many awards including, Dove, Billboard and American Music awards.
One of their very popular songs “Praise You in This Storm” written by Mark Hall, perhaps best captures his life’s story.
Despite all the pains and trials he has faced in life, he has continued to praise God in the storm and has seen His amazing faithfulness.
Through God’s help, Mark Hall has been able to overcome dyslexia, ADHD and cancer.
Today, Mark Hall continues to be a source of inspiration and blessing to many people as he testifies of the goodness of God wherever he goes..

It can be easy to bless God when things are going well and no storm is brewing on the horizon. But what happens if we are faced with unprecedented obstacles and confronted by impossible battles?
Even in the shifting seasons of life one thing is certain; God is always faithful. That is why we can lift our voice, raise our hands in praise and bless Him at all times even in the storms..

God says in Isaiah 43:2, “When you go through the waters, I will be with you, when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you, when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned”.

We can always trust God’s faithfulness, when we go through the waters, rivers and fires of life.
God is our ever present help and refuge. He is always there to pull us out of stormy weathers..

In Mathew 14, the disciples were in the middle of a storm and saw Jesus walking on the water towards them. As Peter stepped out by faith to walk on the water to meet Jesus, he suddenly found himself drowning. As Peter shouted “Lord, save me!”, immediately the Lord reached down and pulled him up to safety.

Sometimes in our walk of faith we may find ourselves overwhelmed by the storms. Because the Lord’s ears are open to the cry of the righteous, as we call upon Him, He reaches down and pulls us out of trouble.
Truly, God is our ever present help in any time of need.. This is why we can be confident in the midst of any storm and be at peace even in the midst of adversities.
Our confidence is not based upon what is happening in the world. Our confidence is based upon God’s infallible Word. We are established on the Solid Rock that is eternal and unshakable.
We praise God in the storm because we know the storms are only there to make us stronger.
We praise Him because we know that great fights produce great faith and through Christ we are bound to triumph always.

Today, having come to the last day of the month of March, we have every reason to be thankful to God. He has preserved us and brought us into a season of supernatural overflow. And as we continue to praise Him in the coming months, surely, He will turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones and cause the rock to pour out rivers of oil for us.

PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me the grace to always give You worthy praise at all times. Thank You for bringing me to the end of this month and I know You have greater things ahead for me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
Your attitude always determines your altitude in life. –WORDBITE 222