Feeling low? Overwhelmed? Voices in your head say “Quit”? I know exactly what you need.
It’s not a pill, a potion, or a prop. It’s called “praise.”
A few weeks back I was riding to the store. A dozen different tough situations stood up one at a time in my brain (shaking their fist).
As I felt overwhelmed, suddenly a voice spoke from my heart: “Praise Me.” “Praise Me with a loud voice.”
Against my nature, I did it. All I could get out was a whisper: “Hallelujah.” He said, “Louder.”
By the time I got to the store, I was shouting at every one of these problems about how great, powerful, and mighty my God is! Guess what? “THEY RETREATED!”
Here is why “high praises” work:
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Praise drives Satan crazy.
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You see, at one time, Satan was in heaven. He was part of the huge orchestra of praise that plays nonstop to the glory of God.
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Then, he got proud. In a nano-second, he found himself crash-landed on earth. It drives him crazy that we have taken his spot. Keep it up, louder and louder, and he will run off holding his ears.
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Praise brings God on the scene.
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When I begin to exalt God, magnify God, and verbally lift Him high, He shows up! He “inhabits the praises of his people” (Ps. 22:3).
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All He is waiting for is for you to get your eyes off of the circumstances and on to Him.
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He’s BIGGER than all your problems put together. Stop right now and say it out loud: “Father, you are BIGGER than _______________.”
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Praise changes your perspective.
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The more you stare at the world’s news sources the lower your perspective becomes. It focuses on the worst, the dangerous, the hopelessness.
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Praise is a higher perspective. Things on earth look very tiny from a jet airplane. They are real, they just look a lot smaller.
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Calm down about your fears. Get up in a higher “plane” where God is. Praise your way to a higher perspective.
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Praise releases God’s power.
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Everyone knows about Jericho. When the priests blew the trumpets, the entire nation gave a mighty shout of praise to God. Suddenly, the high and fortified walls crumbled into dust.
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The same thing happened when Paul and Silas were in jail. As they praised God at midnight, suddenly an earthquake rocked the jail and their cell door flew open.
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Praise is MIGHTY!
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Praise connects you to heaven.
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Heaven is filled with continual praise. In the eternal Day, multitudes of angelic hosts shout praise and glorify the invisible God.
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When you praise God, it lifts you into that atmosphere. You can change the atmosphere of your home the moment you begin to praise!
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No wonder my situation changed that day on the way to the store.
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