"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise."
Psalms 98:4
I like the idea of a joyful noise here. What it brings to mind today is choice and focus... it is really easy to focus on the negative things in our lives and let them stress us out and control our perspective--but it isn't any less "real" to pay attention to and focus on the good things around us, and to praise God for the good that he has done and is doing... and will do. God is the realest thing around, and he wants us to be happy. Not in a forced or false way, but because even when bad things are happenings, good things are happening too. It is just challenging to notice them sometimes, and we need to train ourselves (with help from God) to see the good, in other people, in the world, and in ourselves when we forget.
Today, even though we might have every reason to cry, let's choose to rejoice instead, and sing praise to God who, even in the midst of trouble, is making a way for us to find happiness, and is blessing us with goodness and light. Let's look for the good, and make that our focus and our pursuit, as we follow God and learn to be forces for good in the world.
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