Praising and Praying Through Life
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There is one book that has the answers to all these questions, including our questions about worship. The Bible is the wonderful and mysterious book that God has chosen as a way to communicate with us.
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God is the focus of our devotion in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. You shall have no other gods before me. Praise and Worship - Why Should We do it? God alone is worthy of our devotion, praise and worship. He is God, our Creator, and we are commanded to praise and worship Him. Tozer said, "Without worship, we go about miserable. He has done so many things to show us that He loves us and doesn't want us to be miserable.
He wants us to have hope for a future with Him --he wants us to have eternal life in heaven with Him. A life of praise and worship fills our deepest needs, and amazingly, it also brings great joy to God. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. So why is it so difficult at times to praise God?
Praise God for that! Being critical of circumstances or conditions can be as detrimental as criticizing people, because it turns you into a grumbler and complainer — the type of person people generally like to avoid. Just try to look at life through the eyes of a child, with complete awe and wonder. To walk with God we must make it a practice to talk with God… Prayer moves God, and when God moves in your life, things get exciting! Before I received Jesus, fear was the controlling factor of my life: Whether you express your worship by singing, playing music, dancing or in some other way, remember that you are called to worship God with your every action, every day of your life.
The Bible explains that, even with the power of the indwelling Jesus, our hearts are still "more deceitful that all else" Jer. We sometimes forget that we are always dependent on God to live victoriously in this life. Satan therefore tries to persuade us that we will eventually reach a point where we can "do it ourselves. Disguised as an "angel of light," the devil and his host seek subtly to subvert the praises the children of God owe to their heavenly Father.
God, however, has given us grace in times of need, provided we humble ourselves Matt. Praising God allows us to defeat the strategies of the enemy.
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As God's adopted children, we no longer have to remain slaves to sin Gal. We have a powerful spiritual weapon in praise, and it is guaranteed to be effective II Cor. But what can you do if you are having difficulty maintaining a life filled with praise?
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Commit your life to Christ. First, be absolutely sure that you have placed your complete faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life.
The Bible says that "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved" Rom. The life of praise begins here, with the confession of your mouth that "Jesus is Lord. Confess sin and repent. Sin, including prideful self-reliance, separates us from God and from His love and protection.
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But we have the assurance of forgiveness if we come to Him in repentance 1 John 1: Confess any known sin and ask God to search your heart. Then, receive His forgiveness. Despite your present feelings, it is important to offer praise to God, what Hebrews Despite our feelings or circumstances, God often asks us to take the first step, especially when He is trying to help us grow in our faith James 1: For emotional healing and restoration, we have to be six-step persons and continually invite the presence of the Lord to rule in our situations. Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
With praise, you and your circumstances can be changed, because it gives God entrance into every area of your life and allows Him to be enthroned there. So any time you struggle with negative emotions — such as anger, unforgiveness, fear, hurt, oppression, depression, self-hatred, or worthlessness — thank God that He is bigger than all that. Thank Him that His plans and purposes for you are good. Thank Him that in any weak area of your life, He will be strong. Thank Him that He came to restore you. Remember the names of the Lord, and use them in your prayer.
I thank You and praise You for Your healing power in my life. There is another reason why the prayer of praise and thanksgiving is so vital to our walk with God. It crowds out criticism, which I discovered many years ago not only limits what God can do in my life but invites judgment back upon myself. Those of us who have been abused as children often grow up to be judgmental and critical. Being torn down when we were young makes tearing someone else down to build ourselves up very appealing.
We become unmerciful because we were not shown mercy. Criticizing others quickly becomes a bad habit that can backfire. Constantly criticizing, even only in the mind, invites a critical spirit.
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When you have a spirit of criticism, your every thought and word is colored by it. You eventually become cynical and then completely unable to experience joy. You can be reading the Word, praying, and obeying and still not have peace and joy in your life because you are critical. Being critical of circumstances or conditions can be as detrimental as criticizing people, because it turns you into a grumbler and complainer — the type of person people generally like to avoid.
Without love in our hearts we cannot grow emotionally, and we will always be at a standstill in our healing and development. But we can overcome a critical attitude by being constantly filled with the love of the Lord through prayerful praise and thanksgiving toward Him.
The prayer of praise and thanksgiving can also lift you out of hopeless feelings of depression.