Why Praising God Matters
Welcome Proverbs 31 Encouragement for Today readers! I’m so excited you decided to stop over. In celebration of this wonderful opportunity for me, I’d like to give all my visitors a welcome gift: the first 5 devotions of my upcoming image-based devotional, Everyday Praise.
All you have to do is enter your first name and email address to receive this free download. By signing up, you’ll also be the first to hear when my devotional is published on Amazon as a Kindle book and then this fall in full-color print form. Just click here to sign up, receive your download and begin praising Him today! Below is an excerpt from the introduction to Everyday Praise.
And for those of you who haven’t read my Encouragement for Today devotion yet, click here to read it! What a blessing to be sharing there!
Praise is the way over any mountain, through any swamp, or across any valley.
I don’t have to tell you the world in which we live holds difficult terrain to navigate. You’ve likely already fallen into a few mud holes, waded flooded streams, or stumbled over rocky riverbanks. Maybe you’re in the middle of a desert right now.
Each of us can expect difficulties. Jesus promises: “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33, NIV). Trials then should not take us by surprise. But what do we do when they come?
We should praise Him.
Really? Yes!
When we reflect on the goodness of the Lord, it brings our daily challenges into perspective. No longer do they seem so overwhelming.
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His power and majesty assure us He can handle all those troubles. In fact, Jesus comforts us later in the same verse: “I have overcome the world.”
Despite the trials of this life … in the midst of the hardships, in the ugliness of this world … the Lord is worthy of our praise. And it is to our benefit to do just that.
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“David said, May You be praised, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.” 1 Chronicles 29:10b
Reflections: What is your default when life gets messy and the hard becomes harder? Where do you turn to find relief and perspective? What stops you from choosing praise?
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By His grace ≈ Julie
Find hope in your real-life struggles. We'll chase it together! I am a wife; mom of 4 (including a young adult daughter with special needs); miscarriage mom of 5; author & follower of Jesus Christ. I write, edit, speak and enjoy everything outdoors.
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