When life is good, you praise God, right?
We praise God God for health,
For money,
For food, family,
And everything that we enjoy in life.
Do you get mad at God or frustrated when things are bad or don’t go your way? Let’s open the Bible…
Psalm 35:27-28
English Standard Version
27 Let those who delight in my righteousness
shout for joy and be glad
and say evermore,
“Great is the Lord,
who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all the day long
We need to always prioritize our thanks towards the Lord our God. To be able to delight in righteousness, we have to live in righteousness, amen? It’s important to align our lives to God’s will and orally give God praise and say hallelujah as much as possible! Hallelujah! So yes , when we are happy we need to praise God!
James 1:2-3
English Standard Version
Testing of Your Faith
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness
Now when you are going through hard stuff in your life, you must not let it allow the suffering consume you. It really is mind over matter! Put your foot down! Do not give into anger, rage, depression, stress because these are things that want to occupy your mind and continue to make you suffer. Keep the faith and praise God for the learning experiences that we go through in this life.
James 5:13
The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise
You see this is the equation:
A problem is presented in your life
Option A, you dwell on it and be miserable.
Option B, you pray to God, he brings you hope, solutions , and confidence. Through this you become cheerful, and now you can praise.
Regardless if you become cheerful or not, you must praise God for everything. Praise him for your problems , for he is the solution.
Your problems can often bring you closer to the Lord and you will be able to recognize how to align yourself to his will and develop a relationship with him. In this relationship you can overcome all obstacles in life if you keep the faith. Praise him, never stop! No matter what. Amen