Yet Praise Him!

Praise the LORD! "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Saviour and my God." Psalm 42:5 & 11. To be downcast is to be depressed or despondent [profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement or gloom]. (That's quite serious; thank God for minshɛ!) The antidote for a downcast soul is praise. The soul is made up of your mind, your will and your emotions. The authors of this Psalm (the sons of Korah) expressed that they felt so down and depressed but they reminded themselves that there was no real reason to feel that way because they had their God, my God, your God, our Saviour. They made a switch and told their soul to put their hope in God and praise Him. So, the secret to staying out of depression, discouragement and despondency is PRAISE. But, I've realised that praise is not a one-time event. It has to be a lifestyle, a conscious effort. That is the secret to a quiet (peaceful) soul. So, next time life tries it and you begin to feel some way, ask yourself, "Why, my soul, are you downcast?... for I will yet praise Him." Personally, I think it's very cheeky of me to be the one blogging this message. It applies very much to me too! (Just goes to show it is the Holy Spirit really writing this. I didn't plan to say all this...) 

Anyways, #YetPraiseHim!

Blessings!