On My Lips He Put a New Song

Readings:
Psalm 40
Philippians 1:1-26

Focus:
Psalm 40:3a: "On my lips he put a new song, a song of praise to our God."

It's easy to get into bad habits. We sometimes complain a lot, or talk about other people, or criticize too much, or say irritable or unkind things.

But it's actually possible to change these habits. God can help us with this if we ask him. The thing to do after asking him for help is to remember to focus on him. When we do this, he can really change our ways of talking into kinder, less selfish ways.

Of course it doesn't happen all at once, and we often have a step back after a couple of steps forward. But gradually, God can put a new song on our lips, a new way of talking, including a song of praise to him!