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[Surviving]

I listen to a Christian radio station to and from work everyday. I find it very uplifting to listen to when I have to deal with things at work.

Well, on my way home from work today, I heard this song called Yet I will Praise. I can't remember the lady's name that sung it, but it is such a beautiful song. These are the words:

I will praise you, Lord my God
Even in my brokeness
I will praise you Lord
I will praise you, Lord my God
Even in my desperation
I will praise you Lord

And I can´t understand
All that you allow
I just can´t see the reason
but my life is in your hands
and through I cannot see you
I choose to trust you

Even when my hearts is torn
I will trust you Lord
Even when I feel deserted
I will trust you Lord

Even in the darkest valley
I will trust you Lord
and when it seems all hope is gone
yet I will praise you Lord

I will trust you Lord my God
Even in my loneliness
I will trust you Lord

And I will not forget
that you hung on a cross
Lord you bled and died for me
and if I have to suffer
I know that you´ve been there
and I know that you´re here now

I find this so hard to embrace though, even though it is such a beautiful song and the words are so lovely. I really want this to be a part of my life, but I am finding it so hard at the moment. All I have is one question, how can I praise God when I am going through so much at the moment. I just feel that I haven't got anything to praise about in my life. Ok, so yeah, I have my health, I have my wonderful husband and a lovely place to live and my family.

But how can I praise God when I was sexually abused for 4 years, I was bullied for the majority of my school life, and now work is just getting me so down I can't handle things anymore. I just want to break down at the moment.

 

[tapero]

Hugs Surviving!

Sometimes we can't even pray when we are so troubled. I'm sorry for what you've been though. My heart aches for you.

With praising God, you can just do that, thank Him for those things you mentioned, just do whatever you can do. He understands you and loves you.

When you sing you are praising God. I don't know if you feel you can sing right now, but it's another way of praising God.

Go through the bible in your mind and think of the things God has done. It's another way of praising Him.

I usually start with the old testament and work my way through the new, and it reminds me of things He has done for us.

God bless you,
tapero

 

[KumiChan]

Hey Surviving,

I've been emotionally and verbally abused as well as emotionally neglected by my alcoholic father for fifteen years. In my experience, praising God is not only about thanking Him and giving Him glory for the good, but thanking Him for the bad as well. Even when things cause us pain, He has a plan which is far better than anything we can know. We need to praise Him for everything, especially the things that hurt. Through these things we grow. I know it's difficult. Oh, believe me, I do. But the joy of the Lord really is our strength. If you find joy in both the good and the bad, you may find that you have the strength to keep going. Just trust in God always. He knows your heart.

I will be praying for you, dear. PM me if you ever need anything, or if you just want to talk. God bless.

 

[UnitynLove]

I can praise God because he as used my abuse to help others who are abused, I can praise God because I can he has used my bullying to help those who are bullied, I can praise God because he has used all the situations in my life for the good of helping others. I believe this is what trials are for to make us stronger and to help those who are going through similar things.

 

[Surviving]

Hugs Surviving!

Sometimes we can't even pray when we are so troubled. I'm sorry for what you've been though. My heart aches for you.

Thank you. I do pray sometimes (I'm lucky if it's once a week! ) When I do pray though, it just seems that I am always asking for helping or listing all my worries.

With praising God, you can just do that, thank Him for those things you mentioned, just do whatever you can do. He understands you and loves you.

This is so hard though when you are already in the habit of being down all the time. I find it hard to motivate myself these days.

When you sing you are praising God. I don't know if you feel you can sing right now, but it's another way of praising God.

Go through the bible in your mind and think of the things God has done. It's another way of praising Him.

I usually start with the old testament and work my way through the new, and it reminds me of things He has done for us.

God bless you,
tapero

Thanks for your suggestions. The Bible bit I find hard to do as well (I'm not doing well here being a Christian! ) The singing praises I don't do too bad on, and I enjoy singing. It's ussually when I listen to my ipod or the radio. I suppose this is a start.

 

[Surviving]

Hey Surviving,

I've been emotionally and verbally abused as well as emotionally neglected by my alcoholic father for fifteen years. In my experience, praising God is not only about thanking Him and giving Him glory for the good, but thanking Him for the bad as well. Even when things cause us pain, He has a plan which is far better than anything we can know. We need to praise Him for everything, especially the things that hurt. Through these things we grow. I know it's difficult. Oh, believe me, I do. But the joy of the Lord really is our strength. If you find joy in both the good and the bad, you may find that you have the strength to keep going. Just trust in God always. He knows your heart.

I will be praying for you, dear. PM me if you ever need anything, or if you just want to talk. God bless.

I know that God has a plan for us...I do believe in this. But it is so hard to remember this when going through tough times. Thank you for your prayers...you are so kind. I just want to see a little bit of light somewhere. I want to be given hope.

 

[Surviving]

I can praise God because he as used my abuse to help others who are abused, I can praise God because I can he has used my bullying to help those who are bullied, I can praise God because he has used all the situations in my life for the good of helping others. I believe this is what trials are for to make us stronger and to help those who are going through similar things.

Thank you for your words. I do believe in this as well...mostly though I guess when things are going good.

 

[KumiChan]

The Bible bit I find hard to do as well (I'm not doing well here being a Christian! )

God sees you struggling. He is understanding. He won't condemn you for hurting and struggling. He's there for you always and He is always willing to listen. Oh, yes, and He's patient. Don't worry. It'll be okay.

I know that God has a plan for us...I do believe in this. But it is so hard to remember this when going through tough times. Thank you for your prayers...you are so kind. I just want to see a little bit of light somewhere. I want to be given hope.

Psalms has a lot of good chapters and verses. Someone once pointed Psalm 31 (particularly vs 9-24) out to me, and it has become my favorite chapter. If you think you can, maybe you should try to read through Psalms.

Hang in there. I'll keep praying for you.

 

[Surviving]

God sees you struggling. He is understanding. He won't condemn you for hurting and struggling. He's there for you always and He is always willing to listen. Oh, yes, and He's patient. Don't worry. It'll be okay.



Psalms has a lot of good chapters and verses. Someone once pointed Psalm 31 (particularly vs 9-24) out to me, and it has become my favorite chapter. If you think you can, maybe you should try to read through Psalms.

Hang in there. I'll keep praying for you.

Awww...thank you so much.

I heard one thing on the radio today. Two men were talking to each other. One man says to the other, "You know, God is good, but he's really slow". The other guy says to him, "Yes, God is good, and maybe slow, but He is never late!"

I suppose that kind of made me think that I need to be patient with Him really and let Him do things in His own time and not mine.

 

[BelindaP]

A book that really helped me is one called "Power in Praise". However, I would suggest you read the sequel to it called "Answers to Praise".

The first book asserts that we should praise God any time something bad happens to us. The second book is full of letters from people who tried it with great success. The testimonies in that book are uplifting beyond what you can imagine.

 

[Surviving]

thanks...I will keep these in mind.