This is My Story; What's Yours?

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

... Frances J. Crosby, "Blessed Assurance"

Ever since I became a believer, I've been learning to put my focus on praising Him instead of looking at my circumstances.

I believe true victory is to live in a state of praise.

Why?

Because God inhabits the praises of His people.

If I'm spending my time praising Him then I'm less likely to be attending a pity party.

Pity parties are the pits. No one attends them but you and the devil.

Other people don't want to hear your hard-luck story. (They'll just try to top yours with stories of their own!) 

If you are partying in pity, then you are wallowing in all the wish-I'd-dones, the if-onlies, and it's-not-fair thoughts.

Instead, be praising God for ordering your steps, supplying your every need, and being the all-sufficient One, the God of more than enough.

I want my story to be one of trusting God come-what-may.

Because His story is that He. Can. Be. Trusted.

What's your story?

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This post was written in response to the prompt "story" found at Five Minute Friday. A whole tribe of writers are unleashing their talents to write for 5 minutes; go read their efforts here. (I was surprised to visit the link-up and see that our hostess, Kate Motaung, had used the same portion of Blessed Assurance for her FMF offering as well. I make it a practice to never look at any other writer's blog until I've posted mine so as to be sure of originality. All I can say is "great minds think alike!")

I'm also linking up at Arabah Joy's Grace&Truth