Homecoming 2009

Elyshia and Jimmy before homecoming 2009. He is turning into such a great young man. Where has time gone?

When to Worship

I was having a few rough days this past week, allowing circumstances to dictate my outlook on life. During that time I was having a discussion with Elyshia on my lack of desire to worship at that time. I just didn't feel like praising him or seeking him at all. And, as only Elyshia can do, she shared with me a passage from Acts.

Acts 16:22-26
"²²The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. ²³After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. ²⁴Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

²⁵About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose."

Talk about being in a tough moment in life. Paul and Silas in chains, refusing to let their circumstances determine their outlook. In all things praise Him. Praise Him is not an option, it is a command.