WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PRAISE
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There is something that happens when you begin to praise God, in anticipation of your expected results. It focuses God’s eyes on you and it makes for a build up expectation in God. What do you think will happen when you praise God in spite of the nothingness of your situation? You are simply signaling to God that so much praise awaits Him. God does not take lightly the praise we give to Him in the heat of any particular biting situation. This is when praise is said to be the sacrifice of our lips.
This is when praise is said to be costly and God responds marvelously. He considers that, if you have set your heart to praise Him when you have not yet received the manifestation of that which you seek from Him, what happens when the manifestation comes? Praising God in the heat of your situation is a clear message to heaven that there are lots and lots of praises that awaits Him, as He graciously puts you over the situation. Since God delights in the praises of His people; He goes all out with full expectation to get you through, in order to get His praise through.
When you sit back waiting for it to happen before you give Him praise; you are missing out of the speed and ease of divine performances. You miss the glory of an expectant Father relating with His child and doing that which Him alone can do. In the light of what Jesus told Thomas, who doubted the appearance of Jesus – “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” John 20:29.
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In the same vein, “Blessed are they that have not yet received a manifestation of answered prayers and yet they are busy praising God concerning their expected breakthrough. It is an outright display of your confidence in God and His ability to put you over.
The people of Judah led by Jehoshaphat, in their confrontation with Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir; appointed singers to go before the army of Judah to sing praises unto God. God was so moved that He overthrew these three enemy nations before Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah. When you have prayed and confessed all of God’s Word you know to confess and nothing seem to work; get to praise Him.
Praises will usher in your expected results; because, there is much of it that God expects as He makes real your expected results. As you give Him that praise that awaits Him with the result He gives, heaven is provoked to enter you into higher realms of glory. This is how men move from grace to grace and from glory to glory; ensure you are not left out.