I just want to say thank you to all who have signed on as a follower. I hope something I write or say will encourage you and help you through your day.

God has taught me over the years that when I am facing something that seems so discouraging to me, the best thing for me to do is praise Him with all my heart. I found that in the midst of trouble, if I will praise Him, something begins to happen. I may not see an immediate change, but my heart and mind begins to believe that there is a way out. I start having thoughts of how big God is and how he delivered Daniel out of the Lion's den. I start thinking about how he set the Hebrew boys free from the fire. I begin to think about all the times he has brought me through. I found out that when I push through with praise that God would fight my battle. With God on my side I always win. In Ex. 17:10-13, Joshua did what Moses ordered in order to fight Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of the hill. It turned out that whenever Moses raised his hands, Israel was winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, Amalek was winning. But Moses' hands got tired. So they got a stone and set it under him. He sat on it and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. So his hands remained steady until the sun went down. Joshua defeated Amalek and its army in battle. You win, when you worship. So praise Him today through whatever you face, and if you see someone who is not winning help hold his or her hands up until the battle is won.