Praise Him

[gaits]

I am starting a new blog today, with the main focus being to praise God. My goal is to find at least one thing, every day, to praise God for. If I miss 1 day, then the next day I have to find 2 things to praise Him for, etc. My purpose is to try and force myself to focus on the positives and blessings of God, rather than the bad things I deal with on a seemingly daily basis.

Has anyone else ever done something like this? Did you find that it helped you?

 

[melchesidechpio]

I am starting a new blog today, with the main focus being to praise God. My goal is to find at least one thing, every day, to praise God for. If I miss 1 day, then the next day I have to find 2 things to praise Him for, etc. My purpose is to try and force myself to focus on the positives and blessings of God, rather than the bad things I deal with on a seemingly daily basis.

Has anyone else ever done something like this? Did you find that it helped you?

that is great that you want to start a blog on praising God. Please don’t force yourself to focus on anything. You’ll lose site of what your purpose is. Also focusing on the positives and blessing is wonderful, but praising God for the bad things and offering it all up to him has its benefits. Laboring in sufferings help you better praise God for all things. Just a suggestion.

 

[NHInsider]

I haven’t seen this done as a blog but I know several people who keep a “blessings journal” to record their praises and thanksgivings, and that is often recommended for people who struggle with negative thoughts and depression. So I think it would be a beneficial and honorable effort!

 

[gaits]

that is great that you want to start a blog on praising God. Please don’t force yourself to focus on anything. You’ll lose site of what your purpose is. Also focusing on the positives and blessing is wonderful, but praising God for the bad things and offering it all up to him has its benefits. Laboring in sufferings help you better praise God for all things. Just a suggestion.

Well, my expectation is that there will be days where I feel like nothing is going right, but if I look hard enough I can still find a reason to praise God - even when it is difficult. Sure there will be days when it’s easy, but my hope is that it will serve as a help to me (and others who may read it), to see that God is good all the time, and He is with us all the time. Even when things get rough, God is there for us to hold on to.

 

[gaits]

I haven’t seen this done as a blog but I know several people who keep a “blessings journal” to record their praises and thanksgivings, and that is often recommended for people who struggle with negative thoughts and depression. So I think it would be a beneficial and honorable effort!

I think I’ve heard of people keeping journals like that, but I have a tendency to loose things. If I keep an actual paper journal, it WILL end up misplaced - and if it is misplaced then I have an excuse not to write. So I figure the blog can’t get lost LOL. Plus, I can write at home, on my lunch break, etc.

 

[beth40n2]

I praise the Lord for my very breath and for my safety right now. I am inside my house, safe and sound, and we are in the middle of a two day blizzard.

<< Psalm 145 >>
Douay-Rheims Bible

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1 I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

5 They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.

6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

7 They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.

9 The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

10 Let all thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:

12 To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

14 The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

15 The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.

16 Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.

17 The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.

19 He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.

20 The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless thy holy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.