Worship In All Seasons

It is easy for me to worship in the summer sunshine , when the beautiful melodies of life seem to fill the air, and the lush fruit of life is still on the trees. But when the songbirds cease and the fruit falls from the trees, will my heart continue to sing? Will I remain in Gods house at night?

-George Matheson, Streams in the Desert, Dec. 11 Devotion

We are to worship God in all the seasons of our lives, no matter how difficult it seems. I can admit that sometimes it has been hard to worship Him but when I sense His peace in my life, I have no choice but to worship Him.

Last semester, when I was in the midst of severe suffering from mental illnesses, I felt His peace at the lake and I had no choice but to worship Him. And in worshiping Him, I found life even in the midst of suffering.

I think the test of life does not come when everything is easy, but it comes when things are difficult and you want to give up. You think the fight is not worth fighting. You think you can't go on and yet you feel something inside you, the power of the Holy Spirit, and you keep moving forward.

You keep moving forward  despite the challenges, despite every idea of giving up. You use every ounce that you've got left to keep moving forward. And as you keep moving forward, you have no choice but to praise Him, because you had no idea what you had inside of you.