Praising God is so important. He is the creator of life and of all things. He deserves our praise. It doesn’t have to be formal. It can be while you clean, while you shop, while you lay in bed. Praise Him with whatever you have, when you think you have nothing to praise Him with, think again. You have a voice, you have hands, you have your feet…Praise Him with any talent you have.
Praise Him with love and truth. Praise Him honestly. Exalt Him above all others. He is so merciful and so wonderful.
I sometimes get caught up in the notion that praising has to be formal and done the right way but God inhabits the praises of his people (Psalms 22:3) and sometimes the most genuine praise is that ugly informal praise. The type of praise that brings you to tears and forces you to reflect on how good God truly is and always has been to you.
I pray that God rebuilds me. I praise Him because he hears me when I ask Him for a transformation in my life. I am completely transparent. He can see through me and my wants and desires. When I reflect on my life, I have noticed that most of my pain comes from taking what God deemed as important and taking its value away. I need the Lord to rebuild me.
That peace of love and the peace that comes from His joy alone is the only thing that can make me whole. I have been lost and I will be the first to admit that I have strayed from his righteousness but God always pulls me back into His arms. That is why I know that only His love and joy can make me whole.
I need you Lord, I am standing in the need of prayer. Come see about me Lord. Rebuild me.
