Pure Praise by:Janice Seney Art by: Lisamarie Carey
There are seasons in our lives when we are given a rare opportunity to offer the purest praise. This happens in seasons that are painful and dark yet we choose to praise God for Who He is even though in our own lives there is suffering.
I recently had opportunity to offer the following insight to a dear friend of mine who is living in a painful season of life. I believe it will also help others so I decided to share it with you.
Note that I did not say we praise Him for the hard place or the bad thing that is happening or has happened. We praise Him for Who He is!!!
Pure praise offered in those seasons happens as a sheer act of the will. That is the reason it is so pure. By choice praise is given to God because He is worthy at all times to receive praise.
These opportunities only come a few times in our lives and we can miss it if we focus on the problem or the pain. Jesus offered God praise in the midst of hell itself. Pure praise!!
Surrender to praise. Let the Holy Spirit flow through you and develop your ability to praise God at all times. More is accomplished than you can imagine. It is something that has impact on a very large scale not just on the individual level.
Maybe you are in one of those hard painful seasons. Don't miss the opportunity to be an instrument of pure praise. Heaven and earth are impacted by the praise you offer in that moment.
May the Holy Spirit give you grace to offer God praise for Who He is.
