Oh How I Praise Thee...

Let me count the ways! That is a saying most of us have heard, but can we really count the ways we praise him? A lot of us lack giving our Lord the appropriate amount of praise that he deserves. How can we praise him? The most common ways of praise we are told are in song, reading scripture, and in prayer. We can praise him by singing to him, most of us sing hymns in church, but we can sing to him outside of church also. I was always shy about singing hymns, feeling my voice unworthy of such wonderful words. I have no problem belting out to songs on the radio, but I whisper my songs in church.  I can not carry a tune!! God doesn't care how out of harmony I am, he loves me just the way I am. We praise God by reading his Word, he gave us his Word so that we could learn from it and implement it into our daily lives. Whether we read it quietly to ourselves our read it out loud for everyone to hear, we are praising God. Its not just saying his Word that praises him, but the belief of what is being said. We also praise God in prayer, when we thank him for the salvation he has given us, when we praise his grace and his ability to forgive. These are all praises to our Lord. I also believe that living by his Word is also a way of praising him. As we go about our daily lives, it is important to praise the man who suffered greatly for us. Our Lord is a gracious, good, merciful, forgiving, just God. Just to name a few! He is well worthy of the highest praise we can give him!! Don't just say you will say a prayer, say it!!!