MELT MY ♥ Daily Dose - Psalm 115:1 (NLT)
'Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.'
Praise is our response to God for who he is, while thanksgiving is our response for what God has done in our lives. A lot of times we stress on thanksgiving which is fine but how about the praise & worship aspect of it? Acknowledging God for who he is, worshiping him for his grace, his love, he died on the cross to save you.... His blood that he shed is the greatest weapon against demons why not just take the time to praise God. Praising God is like just telling someone special all the sincere reasons why they are in your life.
Remember its a relationship and has to go both ways. You cannot be on the receiving end and not give. Does NOT work that way... When you gave your life to Christ, you acknowledged him as Lord over your life. Did you really understand what you did or why? Loving God is easier to say but self reflect and ask yourself , do I really wholeheartedly Love God? Remember when you love you do all you can to make things right with no excuses. We have the Bible... are we applying the principles to our lives? Do you have the strength or energy to praise God through a storm or joyful season?
Living a life of praise is not only the most beneficial way to live, it’s also one of the most powerful ways to change your life. It’s more like the engine of a car that makes all things happen. Praise affects you, it affects the devil, and it affects God. It touches everything and every part of your soul. Likewise, a lack of praise affects you in a negative way, turns the devil loose in your life, and doesn’t bless God. Praise will get our focus where it needs to be, so get on it!
Reminder, we are still growing in Christ, no ones perfect. Like I mentioned in a previous post, even if you think you know the principles of being a born-again christian try to go back every now and again and spend a week or so fully understanding the principles of accepting Christ as your lord and savior. Once the foundation is solid the rest will be easy, but if you breeze through the foundation, principles such as Faith, Love, Hope, adversity become very hard and challenging. Know the song by Chris Tomlin - How great is our God, see video below with lyrics. That's the idea! Start today. Morning and night, practice saying or writing 10 reasons you love God #Praise, and 10 things God has done for you #thanksgiving. With practice comes perfection, so persevere and get it done ♥
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