Thoughtless Praise

Thoughtlessness really annoys me!  I try so hard to be alert and sensitive to the feelings of others, I find it difficult NOT to be annoyed when people plow through life at the … speed of rudeness!

Thoughtless praise: that, however, is altogether different! I doubt any of us can imagine the pleasure we give God when we praise Him. Horatio Bonar describes a lifestyle of praise: "Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God, in every part with praise. That my whole being may proclaim Thy being and Thy ways. Not for the lip of praise alone, nor e'en the praising heart I ask, but for a life made up of praise in every part." What if we praised God as THOUGHTLESSLY as we breathe, as THOUGHTLESSLY as we criticize? Just consider lips abundantly loose with sounds of praise, hearts beating thankfully, tongues forming words of honor. Why, those who know us might wonder what has overcome us!  If we’re caught being thoughtless, let it be thoughtless praise!

Dear Lord,

Forgive me for times when my heart seems dry and praise doesn’t come easily. Give me today an attitude of gratitude and lips devoted to only You! In Jesus' Name, Amen.