Fantastic Friday #343- Turmoil

Turmoil

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
    God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas,
⁶ who formed the mountains by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,
⁷ who stilled the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.
⁸ The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:5-8

When we are in turmoil, we turn to prayer to ease our suffering.  When we are overwhelmed by sin, we turn to prayer to look for forgiveness.  When we look for blessings, we turn to our God in prayer to help us in our time of need.  Every time we turn to God in these situations, we expect clear answers but it most times we don't get the answer we think we want.  The question is, are we really listening to His answers that He provides.  If you look at this passage, we see a reminder of how powerful God is and how we need to be in awe of His wonders.  We can all take a moment to view how wonderful His world is that He created for us and probably do this daily.  How come we wait until we are in turmoil, sin, or seek blessings to praise him and allow Him to answer us?  We need to be in awe of God, not just when we are in turmoil, but when we wake up every morning.  We should take a moment to reflect how powerful God is to relieve us from our turmoil, before it even begins.  I encourage you to remember to praise God each day and listen to his answers to your prayers, they might be more clear if you spend more quality time in a relationship with Him.

Have a great weekend.