Many reasons. The Only Way.

"10,000 Reasons" 


Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

[Chorus]
Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name

You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger
Your name is great, and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

[Chorus]
Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore

[Chorus x2]
Bless the Lord, O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name

Jesus, I'll worship Your holy name
Lord, I'll worship Your holy name

Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
Jesus, I'll worship Your holy name
I'll worship Your holy name




Wow. This song just brings me complete PEACE and JOY. Every time I listen to it, I feel as though I am laying down in the Father's arms. Matt Redman has done an excellent job!! 


We all need to take some time out of our busy schedules and sit down with the Father on a regular basis. It only builds us up. We need to thank Him also, for all that He is continually doing for us. Today, while I was riding in the car, I was listening to 10,000 reasons by Matt Redman and I just sat back and began to thank the Lord for all He has given me. I have been stressing out a lot lately over scholarships, housing, gasoline, and general life expenses for next year. I do not know how I am going to pay for all of it. I guess I should say I do know now. As I was sitting in His presence thanking Him, He gave me the total amount of money I have already received in scholarships compared with the cost of school. I began crying immensely. He has everything in His hand, and He certainly does not miss anything! 


The first verse reminds me of our testimonies and our walks with Him. It is talking about how each day is new, but it is still the same with Him. No matter what we go through, no matter how hard life may seem at the moment-- He is always right there holding our hand. I want to be singing when the evening comes. I want to continue singing His goodness as long as I am able to sing! We are put here to praise his name. Thankfully for us, He has given us MUCH to praise!!


I will be the first to admit that I fail on a daily basis. I yell at my siblings, I fight with my mom, I resent my father, and I bicker with others. Now, I don't always do all of those on the same day, but I am no where near perfect! Thankfully, my Father is "rich in love" and "slow to anger". I cannot imagine how many times my foolish decisions have disappointed Him. I want to be better. Despite anything I can ever do, He is still mighty and awesome! No matter what happens in my life, I want to keep on singing praises to Him for all that He has given me! If you cannot think of anything to be thankful for, I encourage you to sit down, quiet your mind and be still in His presence. He will show you the things you have to be thankful for. The Word tells us that from our mouths comes the overflow of our hearts.. When I listen to this song, I like to sit back and just thank Him for  the big and little things. The things I often overlook. I hope that as I mature in Him those things will be a natural overflow from my mouth constantly. 


Finally, Redman goes into our end times. When I am laying on my death bed and my body is failing me I hope that my mouth is still singing His praise! I hope that I am at peace, that I have joy, love and praise for His name. When I sit in stillness and begin to thank Him, it is not always words from my brain that come forth, in fact, it is often words from my heart and the depths of my soul. Things that I would never say if someone else were standing there listening. Things that the Spirit is saying to the Father. The line that stands out the most to me is the last one. I want to be sitting in Heaven, on the golden streets singing His praise for eternity! But I do not want to wait until I am there to start singing. I was recently in a store singing to myself when one of the employees walked up to me and said, "You must just really be happy, 'cause you don't have in any head phones and you are just singing away". Hearing her say that touched me. I was singing because of the joy in the depths of my heart. I want that to be how my life is constantly. I want my soul to sing His praise unending. 


Please join me in this. Tame your tongue. Use it to glorify Him. So when your time comes, you can sing His praise unending. 


BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL
O MY SOUL
WORSHIP HIS HOLY NAME! 
SING LIKE NEVER BEFORE
O MY SOUL 
I'LL WORSHIP YOUR HOLY NAME!!