Making Praise More Meaningful

Daily Praise: March 31

Lord, why do You love me so? I don't understand it. I can't comprehend it, but I want to thank You for it. I need Your love. I praise You for Your understanding of my deepest thoughts. Your understanding of my problems and cares gives me comfort and faith. I lift up my hands to You and You pull me close, away from the cares and burdens which try to cause me to get my eyes off of You.

My heart sheds tears of overwhelming joy and happiness for the freedom and liberty I feel just by knowing You are near. There are not enough words to express how much I love You, and how thankful I am for Your love.

Daily Praise: March 30

When I pause to look out my window and see the beautiful clouds You made, off in the distance, I think of You. When I see the multitude of trees and flowers, my soul is refreshed by Your creation.

My love for You is rejuvenated when I see Your marvelous creatures gliding across the sky with their wings outstretched, floating along on Your reassurance of safekeeping.

Daily Praise: March 29

God of the universe, my Savior always,

Wash me and cleanse me with Your Spirit today.

I yearn for Your voice, for Your words divine.

No one compares to You, Jesus--You're mine!

Renew me with strength from Your Spirit of peace;

I long for Your touch, that my aches will surcease.

Great God of the universe, love of my soul,

You give me so much and You make me whole.

As I bask in Your sunshine, enjoy the shade of Your trees,

I hear Your sweet whispers, as soft as the breeze.

I feel Your dear love and Your warm embrace;

I praise and adore You; I lift up my face

And sing to You praises in sweet soft refrain.

My heart comes to worship Your lovely name.

Daily Praise: March 28

My Lord, my God, the love of my life, I praise You for Your overwhelming love for me. I thank You for Your unending patience with me. Your love and Your mercy have no boundaries.

When I feel so distant, You hold me close. When I feel impatient, Your patience with me is unlimited. Thank You for Your promise that You will never leave me nor forsake me.

I search for ways to express my love to You. I wake in the morning thinking of You; I go to sleep at night wanting to be in Your presence. I love spending time with You.

During our times in the morning when You and I have close communion, we become one. I praise and thank You for the times throughout the day when I can stop and channel all my love and all my attention to You, my Savior, my deliverer, my everything. You are everything to me.

Without You I could not face the next day, or the next hour, or even the next minute. I can't live without You. You give me life. You give me breath. You give me a purpose and reason for existence.

Thank You, dear Jesus, for the ways You manifest Your love for me. I love You dearly, and I'll love You forever.

March 27

I love to be near You, Jesus. I love to be close to You and talk to You. Thank You for Your love, Your patience, and Your unfailing devotion to me, little ol' me. I know I'm nothing and nobody. I know that others may have more abilities and talents than I do, but I know You love me just as I am.

I love to take praise time to give You love in my own little words, even though my vocabulary is not very big or eloquent. I feel so happy when I praise You, because I know it makes You happy and it pleases You.

Thank You for showing me that I need to take time to praise You, because I know it is something special in my day when I stop and praise You and lift my heart to You. It is a special time to put all my work aside, any pressures, cares or concerns and say, "I'm going to praise the Lord right now," and lift my arms up to You. It gives me a wonderful link with You.

Praising You helps to unburden my heart and seems to pull down Your peace and Your Spirit of faith. It gives me confidence that You're going to take care of everything, that You're going to answer my questions and You're going to continue to give me the solutions I need. I love You and need You, Jesus. You're so wonderful.

March 26

My life is Yours; my spirit is Yours; my body is Yours--my hands, my feet, my heart. Every part I surrender to You.

I am bound to You. I desire not to be loosed from You, for You are far fairer than any other, far greater than any other. The love that You bestow on me is the greatest--a love above all loves. Therefore my heart is filled with great love for You, that I may fulfill Your call, that I may sing Your praises, that I may declare Your goodness, that I may love You with all my heart; that I may receive Your tender whispers, Your life-giving Spirit and Your wonderful love.

March 25, 2012

You are more to me than a friend. You are more to me than a counselor. You mean more to me than anything. For You are the King of kings, the Lord of lords, above whom there is no other. Therefore will I sing to You. I will sing Your praises; I will testify of Your greatness.

March 24

Jesus, I'm so thankful for You. Why am I so thankful? Because with You the impossible becomes possible, the unlovely are loved, that which is beyond reach becomes obtainable, the mountains turn into valleys, deserts are transformed into emerald pastures, the invisible is visible, the handicapped are made whole, and the broken pieces are put back together again.

Fatigue is turned into energy, and weights and worries become springboards to propel me tonew heights. Frowns are turned into smiles; stormy skies give way to sunshine. Barren cupboards are filled to overflowing. Floods evaporate before Your eyes. Death brings forth new life.

There is nothing that You cannot do. There is no one You do not love. There is no thought that You do not know, no words that You have not heard, nothing that You have not seen, no feeling that You have not felt. There is no hurt that You cannot mend, no illness that You cannot heal.

How wonderful it is that You can do all these things! How incredible, how fascinating, how loving! And the most remarkable thing is that You, the One who can do all these things, the Creator of all things, loves to take care of me and do all these things just for me--because You love me.