He Has Done Great Things!

Bang on Truths from Spurgeon this morning:
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The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.
-Psalms 126:3
Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them. Ask for their impression of the Christian life, and they will describe their continual conflicts, their deep afflictions, their sad adversities, and the sinfulness of their hearts, yet with scarcely any allusion to the mercy and help which God has vouchsafed them.

But a Christian whose soul is in a healthy state, will come forward joyously, and say, I will speak, not about myself, but to the honor of my God. He hath brought me up out of an horrible pit, and out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings: and he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. The Lord hath done great things for me, whereof I am glad. Such an abstract of experience as this is the very best that any child of God can present. It is true that we endure trials, but it is just as true that we are delivered out of them. It is true that we have our corruptions, and mournfully do we know this, but it is quite as true that we have an all-sufficient Saviour, who overcomes these corruptions, and delivers us from their dominion.

In looking back, it would be wrong to deny that we have been in the Slough of Despond, and have crept along the Valley of Humiliation, but it would be equally wicked to forget that we have been through them safely and profitably; we have not remained in them, thanks to our Almighty Helper and Leader, who has brought us out into a wealthy place. The deeper our troubles, the louder our thanks to God, who has led us through all, and preserved us until now. Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.' -Charles Spurgeon

~ I read this on someone's facebook the other day and it struck me too, that if I truly do believe that God is my Master, Creator and King, and that He is overseeing every aspect of my life, doesn't it follow that when I point out all my woes I'm dishonoring Him, as opposed to if I'm looking instead on what He's doing for me?  I don't think I could remember the last time I consciously made an effort to honor God with what I said about myself, because maybe I was thinking too much about myself to realize that my testimony has a direct connection to His honor, but I'm sure thinking about it now, and I'm excited about the goodness that I do and will see! 

  

"...I will praise you with joyful lips when I meditate on you in the night..." and, "to him that orders his conversation aright, will I show the goodness of God."