Praise reminds us who God is what God has done. The basis for praise is highlighting what God has done in history and in our current lives. When we praise Him, we are reminded of all the good bestowed on us If we are going through a difficult time, we can use praise to show just how powerful God is and we gain the reminder of God’s strength every time we praise the Lord!
When times are tough, our thoughts are often pulled to the quickest solution or even produce fears about how things could get worse. At such times singing songs and shouting praise are not at the forefront of our minds.
But if we’re in a storm right now, praising God is EXACTLY what we need to do. That’s why the human condition seems to keep us focused on our problems—that’s not where our help comes from! Psalm 121:2 says our help comes from the Lord. Hallelujah!
Praising and worshipping God will actually do more to help our situation than anything else.
I recently read of a man facing potential job loss. He recalled, “I remember driving home that day thinking what am I going to do? I have a wife and three kids at home; we had very little saving, what is going to happen? How will we make it?”
We have all had those times when life seemed to make an unexpected left turn. Suddenly, we are on a detour down a dark and dangerous path. We may have lost a job, lost a spouse, or our health. Whatever the reason we now face an uncertain future, and fear of tomorrow.
When we face difficult times, how are we to respond?
As strange as it may sound, learning to praise God during our difficult times can give us peace, hope and invites God right into the situation we are facing.
The Psalmist said,” I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. – Psalm 34:1
Praise is always a choice. Even in difficult times, we can choose to praise God. I can choose to allow fear and worry to control my heart and mind, or I can choose to praise the Lord and confess that He is in control. Lifting our voice amid difficult times is not always easy, but it is a choice. When we chose to praise the Lord even in hard times, inner joy is never far away.
Lord we praise you in that we are able come to you convinced of many things but trusting very few. Holy God of limitless surprises, meet us as we enter your courts with praise. You enable us to touch that which we can not see as we shout hallelujah in spite of the situations we face. As we are enveloped in the joy of praise we dared to hope in you. Amen.
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