Worship More and Worry Less: 30 Days of PraiseSample

My new South Carolina license plate has this phrase written across the top: While I breathe, I hope. When my husband came home with it, I cried. Kind of ridiculous, I know, but I had just written the devotion for Day 3 about praising God with every breath. It felt like a God moment—another confirmation of our move. But even more, it confirmed this project—this reading plan of praise and worship and the importance of our breath.

This beautiful phrase was translated from the Latin words, Dum spiro spero. Their origin is unknown. No author is attributed to such wisdom. You won’t find this phrase in the Bible, but it certainly can apply to faith. While I breathe, I hope. As long as we have breath in our lungs, we live another day to watch what only God can do. We’re given another opportunity to witness how He redeems our grief, provides what we need, or heals our pain. No matter what keeps us worried and anxious, as long as we have breath, we have hope.

The psalmist in today’s scripture ran from enemies straight to the heart of God. He proclaimed hope even in the midst of slanderers and Negative Nellies. Don’t listen to them. Don’t believe them when they tell you God won’t come through. Praise. Worship. Use the breath in your lungs to worship and feel hope arise.

Journal

Write down the verses of Psalm 71 you relate to the most. Turn those verses into a prayer of praise.