Sunday, 4 November 2012

Praise Challenge

I remeber before I went off to Hong Kong the idea to do a praise challenge popped into my mind..
To write down or blog everyday how I have experience who God is, how great He is, basically why Christ deserves my all. I remember back in BSF leaders meetings Kevin said just if you need help to get the ball rolling declare praise by saying "God You are ..." That one kind of lesson he shared has stuck with me and I am so thankful.

This morning I woke up at 4am.. my body the last few weeks justs keeps waking up middle of the night ?! subconsciously lots of things wrestling with i guess ...

I read Psalms 66 (NLT)

Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
    Sing about the glory of his name!
    Tell the world how glorious he is.
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
    Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
Everything on earth will worship you;
    they will sing your praises,
    shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude
Come and see what our God has done,
    what awesome miracles he performs for people!
He made a dry path through the Red Sea,[a]
    and his people went across on foot.
    There we rejoiced in him.
For by his great power he rules forever.
    He watches every movement of the nations;
    let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
Let the whole world bless our God
    and loudly sing his praises.
Our lives are in his hands,
    and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
10 You have tested us, O God;
    you have purified us like silver.
11 You captured us in your net
    and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
12 Then you put a leader over us.[b]

    We went through fire and flood,
    but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
13 Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
    to fulfill the vows I made to you—
14 yes, the sacred vows that I made
    when I was in deep trouble.
15 That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you—
    the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma,
    and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell you what he did for me.
17 For I cried out to him for help,
    praising him as I spoke.
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God did listen!
    He paid attention to my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
    or withdraw his unfailing love from me.


God you are glorious, awesome, mighty, great, forever, and unfailing!!
God you make a dry path, you watch every movement, you keep my feet from stumbling, you test me, you purify me like silver, you capture me in your net, you laid the burden, you brought great abundance, you listen, you paid attention, you did not ignore, you did not withdraw.
How great are you God!
I praise you no matter my circumstance

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