God wants us to praise Him in as well as
for all things. That’s a hard teaching, but God told us to praise Him through
thick and thin. When you consider the alternatives the choice is a no-brainer.
Are you praising God in and for all of the things that God allows to come into
your life? I’m not saying God always causes your hard times, but He allows
them. Folks, take it from one who practices praising God in and for all things:
Praising God in all things will enable you to see miracles.
"Consider it all joy, my brethren,
when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith
produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." (James 1:2-4)
"In this you greatly rejoice, even
though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by
various trials, that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold ...
even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and
honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 1:6-7)
By praising Him in and for your
circumstances, you leave God two alternatives: Change the circumstance, or give
you so much grace that you’ll actually become glad for the experience. Either
way, you’re the winner.
- Bill Gillham
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