Sing Praises

When I was on my mission I read the story of the Brother of Jared and how he and his family built the boat shaped like a dish and were driven forth upon the sea towards the promised land. I thought about that story and how terrible the conditions must have been for those people and they were being tossed by the terrible tempests and fierce winds of the water. How they were encompassed about by water until they were cry unto the Lord and he brought them forth on top of the waters again. I can't imagine anything being more miserable. However the attitude of the Jaredites never ceases to amaze me. How despite the awfulness of their state they were singing praises to the Lord. After describing their trying circumstances it says in verse nine that they did sing praises unto the Lord all the day long, and when the night came they did not cease to praise the Lord. I figure that if the Jaredites can sing praises to the Lord in those lowly circumstances, I too can sing praises to the Lord in whatever circumstance I may be in. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for the things he has given me, I want to make a record of the things that show me he is working in my life and that give me the opportunity to praise him. Somethings may be trite, and some may be profound, yet the Lord is in all things that bring me joy.