I need encouragement!!!

And not because I am discouraged at this moment and time! I am actually feeling pretty encouraged this morning. I am armored up and God's word is pumping through my veins. I had a thought as I was reading these verses:

Psalm 9:1-2, " I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High."

I tend to gather a lot of my encouragement just from the Holy Spirit and from the Word of God recently as opposed to watching or listening or reading the testimonies of others. It's just where God has had me. But lately I have been hearing how God has been miraculously moving in people's lives and it is encouraging me so much more than it ever has before. I was thinking that everyone who reads this blog today could take a second and just list one good thing that God is doing in your life. It can be so simple...I mean to the extent that you got out of bed this morning! I figure if we all do this then we can encourage each other at the same time and do exactly what Psalm 9:1-2 says. We can rejoice in Him and give praise to who deserves it.

My pastor said something great in his message on Sunday. He was talking about armoring up and he said behind our circumstances is a coward aka the enemy, scheming to see how he can get us to veer from God. He hates when we actually give glory to God. He can't stand it...it's like we are kicking him in the face! 

Not everything has to be perfect for us to give glory to God, boy do I know that. Although I am doing better, things certainly are not where they need to be. But here's what I know, Psalm 9:10, " Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You." 

So me first...even though I am back on the benzo drug and I am still off of all ms medications and I am not having any issues in that area. I drove for the first time in almost 10 months yesterday and for the past two weeks, I have been off the couch and taking care of my family and my home. I will be able to be at my brother's wedding this week too! I could keep going, but it's your turn to recognize God's goodness in your life. Just leave your comments on here or Facebook!

God is too good and we don't give Him nearly enough credit for everything that is going right in our lives, so let's start today and help each other pick up our shield of faith. Maybe it won't be so heavy to carry today :-)