Singing in the Storm
- Ivette Santiago
- Oct 2
- 2 min read
Inspired by Psalm 104:34 — "Sweet shall be my meditation on Him; I will rejoice in the Lord."
Can you praise God when your world seems to be falling apart? What does it mean to rejoice in God when there is no visible reason to smile? Can praise become your refuge in the midst of the storm? What if your joy depended not on what surrounds you, but on the One who sustains you?
There are days when heaven seems closed, the soul tired, and prayers barely whisper hope. However, Psalm 104:34 reminds us of a luminous truth: rejoicing in God does not depend on circumstances, but on fellowship.
When the psalmist declares that his meditation will be sweet and that he will rejoice in Jehovah, he is not speaking from a palace of comfort, but from a posture of surrender. He has learned that the deepest joy is not born from what surrounds us, but from the One who dwells in us.
Praise in the Midst of Brokenness
God delights in a heart that praises Him even when tears mist the view. Not because he ignores our pain, but because he knows that praise in the midst of affliction is an act of radical faith. It is saying to heaven: "Although I do not understand, I trust. Though I see no way out, I believe You are my refuge."
The sweetness of meditating on Him
Meditating on God is more than thinking about Him. It is to rest in His character, to remember His promises, and to let His faithfulness envelop us like a cloak. In the midst of chaos, this meditation becomes sweet because it connects us to the eternal, to what does not change, to what it holds.
Rejoicing as spiritual resistance
Rejoicing in God is not denying reality, it is resisting hopelessness. It is to declare that there is a joy that is not broken by bad news, that there is a peace that does not depend on the diagnosis, that there is a light that does not go out with the night.
Can you praise today, even if all is not well? Can you meditate on his goodness, even if the path is uncertain? God does not seek perfection; he seeks hearts that choose Him even in the storm.
May your singing in the darkness be like incense, an offering that ascends to heaven and touches the heart of God. Because He delights in you, not because of what you have, but because of how you trust.
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