For This I Will Sing: The Story-Shaping Power of Praise

The stories we tell ourselves shape us. They shape our identity, our expectations, and our focus. If we tell ourselves, -I am unsafe- I am unclean- I am unable,- we will be paralyzed by fear. On the other hand, merely adding positive thinking leads to pride and presumption. The problem with both is they are rooted in self. Psalm 18 shows us a third way - a way not rooted in self but in the saving work of God. David's praise teaches us to say, -Because I am in Jesus Christ, I am safe, I am clean, I am able.