Knowing God Ministries: Inviting God's Power into our Problems

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Inviting God's Power into our Problems

Psalm 100:4
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise."

There is no situation, problem, circumstance, or illness that is bigger than our God. He is more than enough for EVERY NEED we have.

The way we tap into His power is through prayer - specifically through praise. Praise USHERS the authority of God into our circumstances.

Yet, I often find that people confuse the concept of praising God in prayer and thanking Him. Praise is different yielding different results.

Let me share 3 easy to remember distinct differences.

1. When we praise God, we draw as close to His heart as we humanly can. Look at today's passage. (Psalm 100:4). Thanking God brings us into His gates, (which is close), but PRAISE brings us into His courts. (even closer.)

The Bible says in Psalm 22:3 KJV, "He inhabits the praises of His people." That's close!

2. Praise sounds different than when we are thanking Him.

Example 1: "God, You are bigger than anything I am facing. You are God Almighty."

Example 2: "I praise You, Lord, as Creator God..."

When we thank God, it sounds like: "Thank you for ..."

Both important - yet PRAISE is where the POWER is. Practice it!

3. When we praise God, we start by telling Him - WHO HE is and how great He is!

Think about it - praise ushers in the unlimited resources of our Almighty God! When we focus on WHO God is instead of staying focused on ourselves or our problems, it will drastically change the way we pray and the results that follow.

An old country church's sign once read:

"Don't tell God how big your mountain is,

tell your mountain how big your God is."

Next Post: 5 Ways to Praise God

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