FROM PAIN TO PRAISE - Asaph was confused by people who seemed to live happily despite their ungodly choices - he cried out in the night and was deeply troubled when he thought of former times. But when Asaph was troubled, feeling rejected and forgotten by God, he always stopped himself and changed his perspective. He began pondering God’s faithfulness, His ever-present comfort, and His past miracles for His people. From pain to praise, he lets God’s faithful character restore his broken spirit. Asaph couldn't change his circumstances, so he changed his perspective - we can do the same - Why do loved ones make choices that hurt us and hurt themselves? Why did things go from bad to worse? Why couldn’t they see that denying biblical principles is a mistake? Why couldn’t we have sweet fellowship with them as we once had? Then I remembered a God-lover who asked similar questions. Asaph was confused by people who seemed to live happily despite their ungodly choices. he cried out in the night and was deeply troubled when he thought of former times. But when Asaph was troubled, feeling rejected and forgotten by God, he always stopped himself and changed his perspective. He began pondering God’s faithfulness, His ever-present comfort, and His past miracles for His people. From pain to praise, he lets God’s faithful character restore his broken spirit. Asaph couldn't change his circumstances, so he changed his perspective. We can do the same

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From Pain to Praise

When we are discouraged or confused, we can take our cues from the psalmist Asaph who knew how to move from pain to praise.

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Asaph was confused by people who seemed to live happily despite their ungodly choices. He cried out in the night and was deeply troubled when he thought of former times. But when Asaph was troubled, feeling rejected and forgotten by God, he always stopped himself and changed his perspective. 

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He began pondering God’s faithfulness,
His ever-present comfort, and His past miracles for His people. From pain to praise, he let God’s faithful character restore his broken spirit. Asaph couldn't change his circumstances, so he changed his perspective. We can do the same!

Gail Burton Purath

I woke up at 4 a.m. and sad thoughts filled my mind.

“Why, Lord?” I asked for the thousandth time. I wasn’t angry, just confused.

Why did these loved ones make choices that hurt us and hurt themselves?

Why did things go from bad to worse?

Why couldn’t they see that denying biblical principles is a mistake?

Why couldn’t we have sweet fellowship with them as we once had?

Then I remembered a God-lover who asked similar questions 1000 years ago. 

In Psalm 73, Asaph was confused by people who seemed to live happily despite their ungodly choices.

In Psalm 77, he cried out in the night and was deeply troubled when he thought of former times.

But when Asaph was troubled, feeling rejected and forgotten by God, he always stopped himself and changed his perspective.

He began pondering God’s faithfulness, His ever-present comfort, and His past miracles for His people. ⁽¹⁾ 

From pain to praise, he lets God’s faithful character restore his broken spirit. 

Asaph couldn't change his circumstances, so he changed his perspective. We can do the same!

(1) 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 expresses God's ability to comfort us in our sorrows. 

Hi!  I'm Gail Burton Purath. I started Bible Love Notes to give people a minute of Scriptural encouragement in their busy day.

I don't have all the answers, but

since I asked Christ to be my Lord and Savior in 1974, I've been learning from the One Who has all the answers!
I'm still a sinner, a learner, a student who falls down and disappoints God at times. But it's my desire to grow closer to the Lord, day by day, minute by minute.

I need to be challenged, encouraged, corrected and comforted, and I think you do as well...so let's learn together about the love of God--a love that is so vast that we will always be discovering new and wonderful things about it.

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