January 27

“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.” Psalm 57:7

Our problems in life are in general of two kinds. The first kind is circumstantial, arising from the turn of events. This may be met and overcome by prayer. The other kind is more personal, the suffering of being hurt or humiliated by others. For such affronts and misunderstandings prayer does not seem to avail. I myself have prayed, and I know. It is futile to wrestle with such problems and to strive in prayer about them. I want to suggest that you should turn instead to praise.

You should bow your head and say to the Lord, “Lord, I thank you. I receive this bad treatment as from your hands and I praise you for it all.” By so doing you will find that everything is transcended. What the Lord has permitted to come to you cannot be wrong. Everything that he does is perfect. As you thus praise God, your spirit rises victorious over your problems and God himself takes care of your hurt feelings.