Giving Thanks

"Come let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Psalm 95:1-2

As a child growing up, my Mom sang as she worked and went about her daily life. We would go over to Grandma Honey's house and she would sing as she worked. We went to visit my grandparents in Maine and Grandma Brown would sing christian songs as she cooked and went about her daily life. (And she was a fantastic cook!) As we rode in the car as a family, my parents both mom and dad, and siblings and I would sing. In my little world, everybody sang. We had songs for everything.

It was not until I had been an adult for quite a while that I learned that most people do not sing their way through life. How sad. Singing makes the work seem easier and brings a sense of joy and contentment. It lightens the heart and increases the joy.

God wants us to sing for joy. He wants us to praise him in song and to be thankful. A song touches more than just the ears and the brain, it can also touch the heart and soul. A heart without a song is like a car without enough oil and water. Pretty soon the engine overheats and everything gets dry. Then things go from bad to worse.

I am thankful for the songs. Sometimes I forget to sing, now that I am grown and that is not good. Songs of praise have the ability to lift the spirits, bring joy to the heart and feed the soul.
Thanks be to God.