Praise Him!

I notice a lot of the time when we pray to God we like to ask him for stuff: healing a loved one, keeping people safe, a good grade, security. It's great to ask him for this, to ask for help and guidance in our lives, but shouldn't we praise him a little more? Whenever something goes wrong we might say "Aw God why did you do that!" or "I think God must be out to get me" Do we ever praise him enough? Is there ever enough praise we can give him? The God that sent his Son into the world to save all of man from their sins, the God that provides us with unconditional love forever and always, the God that always forgives you when you sin (cause face it, we're all sinners). Is there ever enough praise we send his way, like "Oh God thank you for this day!" or "God thank you for your love!".

In Exodus 15 Moses and the Israelites sang a song to God, proclaiming their praise and love for him.
"I'm singing my heart out to God-what a victory! He pitched horse and rider into the sea. God is my strength, God is my song, and yes! God is my salvation. This is the kind of God I have and I'm telling the world!"
-The Message

How amazing is that? "I'm singing my heart out to God-what a victory!" The joy they get in saying "Hey God is my everything and I lift his name up in the highest praise!" To be able to praise God is a great thing! To show him that we love him so much for everything he has done and yet to do is rewarding, however you do it. There is a song I really like that's sung by Mandisa (I'm not sure who originally wrote it) and it's called Shackles. The chorus is:

"Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise You
I just wanna praise You
You broke the chains, now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise You
I'm gonna praise You"

So Let's show our love for God and PRAISE him. Shout it out! Because he is always there, through the dark and through the storms, he is always there. And that my friends, is something worth praising.