Praising God is hard to do when you are going through difficult times. Praising God is hard to do when you don’t feel like praising him. But there is power in praising God when you go through difficult times. And I want to share with you a prayer that will help you to focus on God’s characteristics so that you can look at how big God is rather than focusing on how bad your circumstances are.
BENEFITS OF PRAISING GOD
1. God will fight for you.
2 Chronicles 20:22, "At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves."
In that story, King Jehosaphat was up against an army that was going to invade his land. God had the opposing side fight among themselves instead of fighting with King Jehosaphat’s army.
Psalms 5:11, " But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy."
3. Praise makes your troubles seem smaller. Thinking about things that you are grateful for will help you to focus on the good rather than the bad in the situation.
Colossians 3:2, " Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth."
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SHOULD WE PRAISE GOD THROUGH GOOD AND BAD TIMES?
In the book of Job, Job answers this question so beautifully.
Job 2:10, "……… Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?"
Job was talking to his wife who was questioning all the bad things that were happening to him. God had given Satan the permission to inflict Job with hardship to test him to see if he would be humble and keep his integrity toward God. And in Job’s defense, I think we should accept and praise God in the good and the bad times. As we see in the paragraph above praising God has its benefits and if we finish reading the chapter on Job, we see that God restores everything that was taken from him and He restores his health.
Job never gave up on God. Yes, he was upset at the things that were happening, but he never blamed God.
I know from experience that when I wasn’t in the mood to praise God and I chose to do it anyway, God changed my actions and my feelings and truly made the whole circumstance easier to deal with.
GOD’S ATTRIBUTES (HIS CHARACTERISTICS)
Here are some of God’s characteristics found in the bible. I will use these characteristics for the prayer that I will share with you below. If you like the prayer, you can print it out for free by filling out the form above.
God is Sovereign. He reigns over everyone.
Psalms 115:3, "Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes"
God is Holy. He is perfect in every way. Everything He wants for your life is far greater than anything you could imagine.
1 Samuel 2:2, "No one is Holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God."
God is Consistent. He never changes. He is always good.
Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever"
God is greater than any temptation the enemy throws your way.
Psalms 145:3, "Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness"
God is better than anything you could ever imagine.
Romans 8: 38, "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love.
God is bigger than any circumstance you may go through.
Colossians 1:16, " For through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him."
God is Gracious
Psalms 103:8, " The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love."
God is Patient
2 Peter 3:9, " The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."
God is Faithful. He will always do what He says He will do. He always keeps His promises.
"Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands." Deuteronomy 7:9
God is Relentless. He will never give up on you.
Psalms 23:6, " Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever."
PRAY THIS PRAYER DURING DIFFICULT TIMES
Here are God’s characteristics made into a beautiful prayer.
Heavenly Father, I come to you with a heavy heart. My circumstances are bigger than me, but I know that they are not bigger than you. Thank you for being sovereign. For reigning over everything. For being Holy. God, you are perfect and everything you want for my life is far greater than anything I could ever imagine. Thank you for being consistent. You are never in a bad mood. You are always good. Thank you for being greater than any temptation the enemy throws my way. For being better than anything the world has to give. And for being bigger than any sin or failure in my life. Thank you for being gracious. Loving me no matter what I have done or will do. Thank you for being faithful. Never changing, always the same, always with me. And for being relentless. Never giving up on me. You are truly an amazing God and I love you. I leave my worries in your hands and I am choosing to trust you with them. In Jesus’, name I pray Amen.
CONCLUSION
I hope that prayer helps you to cope with what you are going through good or bad. We truly do have an amazing Father in heaven. And He wants nothing better than to see you happy. Continue to thank Him for who He is. You don’t have to thank Him for the problem you are having but thank Him for the person you are becoming because of the problem and as you do, you will see just how good God really is.
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*All verses are taken from the New Living Translation
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