Why bother?

This time of the month I find it really hard to write.  Work pressure leaves one tired and I just have no energy.  So why bother? 

Well I bother because sometimes you have to do things (even things that normally come easily from the heart) with a little endurance and tenacity.  There are times when grief, sadness, loneliness or depression can leave one with absolutely no desire to do anything good let alone do something that honors and worships God. 

Jeremiah 17:26 as Jeremiah 33:11 both talk about bringing a sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.  Doesn't he mean a burnt offering?  No, sacrifice of praise is correct, because we need to be able to praise God for His glorious attributes no matter how painful it may be for us to do so. 

I want to encourage you to bring your brokenness before God.  Bring him your heart ache, your sadness, your down caste spirit and give him praise, even through the tears.  When you do God will inhabit the praises of you, His people and He will lift you up!