SR • February 2016
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If you know that all good things come from God, here is
my challenge for you: start giving Him credit. It’s easy
to see God’s hand in the big things — when a loved
one is healed from a fatal disease or a check comes
in the mail with the exact change to pay an overdue bill.
It can be harder to recognize God’s work in the small
things in your life. Start proclaiming God’s name for all
the good things you are given. When you are blessed
by a stranger’s smile, thank the Lord for that person.
When you are running late and pull into the best spot in
the parking lot, praise God for His goodness. The more
you acknowledge God’s hand in your life internally, the
more you will be able to acknowledge it verbally. Break
your silence on God’s goodness.
The best way to break a bad habit is to replace it with a
good one. So make it habitual to give God verbal praise
for the things going right in your life. Try making it a
habit to give God verbal praise even when things aren’t
going right. Through praise
for your Father, start breaking
your bad habit of silence. There
is no excuse for remaining silent in love when it
comes to God’s grace. It is never justifiable to remain
silent on what God is doing for you. Give yourself no
excuses to remain silent. Make small declarations of
faith; begin to slip praise for your Father into daily
conversation — name-drop the Lord, so to speak.
As it becomes a habit to bring up God in the little things,
it will slowly become easier to bring Him up when silence
is the easy option. For now, go forth and proclaim the
name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!
— Rebecca Olson
Berlin SDB Church, NY
Challenge
If you’re feeling overwhelmed at the thought of trying to break your
silence
, let me give you a challenge.
