Praise the Lord!

This year is definately a year to praise the Lord! He has been so good to our family. It has been hard and at the same time it has been easy in the sense that God was by our side every step of the way. It has truly been a year of balancing, seeking and depending on God. Without him, there would only be pain, with him there is rejoicing and victory after the pain. Or should I say suffering. That is how it feels at the time. I can truly say GOD is GOOD!!! He has brought my husband safely back from the war and is rebuilding our family faithfully. It will be a year of adjusting but it will also be a year of healing. He has already promised that. However in order to get to the healing, wounds have to be aired out and old branches have to be cut off. I know though that he will carry me through it and once again there will be victory. I have the proof, my husband is home safely and that is one of the promises the Lord gave to me. I know that I need to be praising the Lord this year through the good AND the bad. I keep coming upon a scripture that I will carry with me through this year. It is Psalm 149:1 "Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints." I am singing a new song to the Lord this year, it is a song of healing and rejoicing and victory! My prayer is that at the end of this year, my whole family will be saying, Praise the Lord!