PRAISE

PRAISE GOD!



Have you heard folks say that they have to laugh to keep from crying?



If they knew what God has for them they would be crying laughing at the circumstances that try and come against them.



They would be laughing at the manipulation of man.



Because In Christ the arrow is not merely coming at you, it's coming at God because He dwells in you.



One of my sisters In Christ talked about the journey to loving her self and this is a journey that we all take on.

I'm not talking about a conceited view of our selves, I'm talking recognizing the Creator in our selves.



Entering into that rest.

It is a mind set that we enter into.

It's looking into that mirror walking away from it and not forgetting who we are In Christ.



Praise God!



Giving glory to God helps to enter into that mind set.

Have you ever heard folks speak of real praise's and real worshipers?

The Bible talks about how they were sent out before the soldiers on the battle field.



How praise went out before every battle and lead in the victory.

Real praise is not just liking Gospel music.



Real praise is worshipping God no matter where you are or what you are doing.

No matter the circumstance or deed, it reflects praise to God.



Idle words don't praise God.

Words that God would have to ask, " Why did you say that?" , " Was that necessary?",

"What are you trying to do?" , "Who is that helping?" , " How would you like it if that was said about you?"

Because we will have to give an answer for every word that didn't produce praise.

We will have to explain our selves to the Father for saying things that may break another man's reputation.



I'm not talking about withholding information that should be released to maintain decency and order.

I'm talking about releasing our own personal negative opinion towards another person in order to manipulate the opinion of other folks.



I listened one day to a negative comment about a lovely older man who had never done anything to me personally or shown any negative trait at all.

He may have done something in the past and I am sure the person making the comment had done something in the past that they could be called on as well.



As a matter of fact the speaker was in the very moment and act where they could have been called on the very comments that were coming out of their mouth, but I wasn't about to take part of it and I would not receive what was being said about this man. I would not take into my spirit the negative account that was being pitched about him.

Just marinate in that for one minute.



Because if you have family members who you are believing things for and if you are believing God for things on your own behalf be sure that the seeds that come out of your mouth are seeds that will reap the same reputation that you sow for others.



I learned that real praise is produced out of real faith and real faith is produced out of hearing the real truth, which is the Word Of God.

We couldn't praise Him if we didn't know Him.
And we should close our mouths about anything else that we don't know about, it keeps us from reaping a bad crop.



Knowing that we have been called out of darkness, out of sickness, out of trial, out of tragedy, out of famine, out of death and lack makes you want to shout!



Knowing that we need not look to any man, government, news media or entertainment source to be our defining resource or course of solution.



Knowing that God alone is the faithful source!



It fires up praise in your soul.

Isaiah 50:7

For the LORD GOD will help me;

therefore shall I not be confounded:

therefore have I set my face like a flint,

and I know that I shall not be ashamed.



A flint is a hard piece of quartz that was used in the days of old to spark a fire when it was struck by steel.



Solid and unbreakable.

The Word of God is solid, unbreakable, a double edged sword that produces faith that can be solid and unbreakable.



Did you know that the devil can come against us with all that he has and we still not be broken?

If we praise and honor God in everything.

If we speak the Word of God to every situation.

If we operate in love and rest in who God has already made us.



Our praise can break the enemy.



Oh, I know you may be in a place were it not only looks bad but it is bad.

But every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from the Father ...

What the enemy wants you to do is ball up and stop praising God.

He wants you offended and not able to do what He has placed in you to do.

The circumstances are pressing like they are greater than God but nothing is greater than God!



Don't stop giving God Glory!

Because the trial is not from Him.

Praise God and hear the solution.



Isaiah 43:18-21



Don't ever stop Praising God!

Don't ever stop honoring God!



Love Y'all