My Mouth Will Praise You
by Jenine Szymanski / Next Gen and Preschool Ministry Assistant
Psalm 63:5 says “I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.”
I’ve always heard that singing is praying twice and something you may not know about me is that I love to sing. Now confessing this I must also say that I have no musical ability. But to me singing is a way I feel deeply connected to our Father. He has placed a song in my heart, and not just mine but everyone’s. Singing takes the focus off of me and places it where it should be, on our Creator. I have not always felt this way but my life is so much better now.
Another thing about singing is that when you start the people with you join in. As a mom there is great joy in my heart when I hear my children singing too. And the best news can be found in Zephaniah 3:17, “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” It’s a two-way street. I sing praises to Him and He rejoices over me with singing! What could be better than that?
I’ve always heard that singing is praying twice and something you may not know about me is that I love to sing. Now confessing this I must also say that I have no musical ability. But to me singing is a way I feel deeply connected to our Father. He has placed a song in my heart, and not just mine but everyone’s. Singing takes the focus off of me and places it where it should be, on our Creator. I have not always felt this way but my life is so much better now.
Another thing about singing is that when you start the people with you join in. As a mom there is great joy in my heart when I hear my children singing too. And the best news can be found in Zephaniah 3:17, “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” It’s a two-way street. I sing praises to Him and He rejoices over me with singing! What could be better than that?