Making Praise More Meaningful

It's impossible to make a sacrifice for God.

The greatest manifestation of our love for God and others is not the mere giving of our material things, but the sharing of ourselves and our personal services for others. When you first begin to give of yourself, it may look like you're losing or sacrificing, but in the long run you're going to find out you're really not going to be sacrificing at all. You're just going to be investing, and the returns are going to be far beyond anything you......

You're always considerate, kind and compassionate. I can share my heart with You and spill out all my thoughts and give You everything, and You simply listen and are patient. You never get angry or blow up and criticize or condemn me. Thank You for teaching me to be more like You. Thank You for giving me the patience I need and for giving me love for others, for giving me more understanding and wisdom. I could never live without You. I couldn't imagine......

We can sometimes get so busy serving the Lord that we forget to love Him. This is one of the greatest temptations of workers for the Lord, and one of the greatest dangers. If we neglect our fellowship with the King of kings because we're so busy with the affairs of the kingdom, it can be disastrous to our spiritual life and communion with the Lord. No matter how sincere our motives or how faithful we are to His work, we must put Him first—not the......

I hold back nothing from You, my Lord. I give You my everything in praise and honor and thanksgiving for all that I have received from You--Your love and tenderness and mercy. I know that You care for me as a helpless child. You watch over me constantly. You never sleep nor slumber in Your diligent care for me, Your child. All that I can give or do or say is so little to repay You for such great love. I can't pay You back, O my Lord, my God. I do......

When Jesus called to some fishermen who had just caught the biggest haul of their lives, "Come follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men," immediately they forsook everything else—the fish, their nets, their boat, their livelihood, and their old life—and followed Him (Matthew 4:18-20; Luke 5:1-11). How could they do such a thing? How could they forsake their very living and their own family and friends without notice to follow this stranger and......

All that I have is Yours, Jesus, because all that I have came from You--loving gifts from Your hand. Because of this, I come before You now in thankful prais......

All the answers to our questions and problems are simple for Jesus. In fact, sometimes this is why He lets us have a problem, so that He can give us the answer. He likes for us to find out that we can't always solve our problems on our own, so we'll turn to Him for help. After all, if we could figure it all out and solve all our own problems, we wouldn't need Him. He likes to give us answers to remind us that we're dependent on Him. He likes for......

On my lips are praises to You, my God. In my heart I want to continually sing songs of thanksgiving to You, my Lord. I want to continually think thoughts of goodness towards You, my King. Your mercy endures forever. Your tenderness and forgiveness are without end. Your love envelops me as a warm, soft summer breeze. It refreshes my soul; it gives me life and strength and vision. In my weakness I look to You, O my God. In my sinfulness, I look to......

Even now, God's invisible heavenly kingdom is already in existence and operation. It not only surrounds us, but is within us. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21). If you have Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit, it's already entered you. If you live in the continual heaven of His love, peace, and joy, you're already in Heaven in spirit. So if you are looking for the kingdom of God on earth, at this time you will only......

Your love reaches down; it touches my heart. It awakens both my soul and my body; I'm renewed. Each day with You is fresh and new and bright; You brighten my life......

God's Word is an absolutely inexhaustible source of wisdom and knowledge in which you can constantly find treasures new and old. It will stand a thousand readings, and he who has gone over it most frequently is the surest of finding new wonders there. Each time we delve into the Word, we bring forth priceless truths by the handful! But these pearls of knowledge are nothing without the Holy Spirit. No matter how much you study, it takes the Spirit......

Your happiness and joy at receiving my praises overwhelms me. What a joy it is to think that You--who have such power, glory, beauty and splendor--desire and eagerly wait for my praise-kisses to You. Oh, that I could praise You all the day long! If only more people knew of Your loveliness and Your love, their hearts would also burst forth in praise to You, in honor and glory, in obeisance and adoration. Then You would receive a touch of the attention......

Jesus found and loved the lost sheep, the hungry ones, the sinners who knew they needed help and were thankful for it, not the self-righteous ones who "had no need of a physician" (Matthew 9:12). There is not much hope for those who are satisfied with their lives the way they are. The hardest person in the world to win to the Lord is the moral man who thinks he is good enough and thinks he doesn't need God. Sometimes the guiltiest people are the......

You fill my heart with everything. You are what makes me complete. You are happiness. You are the ultimate of everything that there is. Without You there is nothing, for You fill all things with Your Spirit and Your love. I owe You everything. I want to praise Your name and glorify You for eternity, with all my bein......

Everybody needs encouragement. Most people have a certain amount of inferiority complex and tend to get discouraged, so encouragement is a very important thing. We all need the encouragement of others, and yet most of us fail all too often to express appreciation to those around us. As we will account for every idle word, so we will for every idle silence (Matthew 12:36-37). The Lord knows that encouragement is very important. He appreciates us and......

Oh Jesus, how I love You. I love You with all my being. I worship You. I adore You with my whole heart. I kiss You in thanks and in gratitude for Your great love for me, which I don't understand, but for which I am so thankful. I hold You. I weep tears of joy. I praise You for Your love and for Your tenderness, for Your mercies, for Your magnificence. Though You're so great and a mighty King, yet You stoop to hold me in Your arms and wipe away my......

You're never going to accomplish much for God if you try to do things yourself in the energy of the flesh. This is a problem that most of us seem to have. We jump to conclusions, make hasty decisions, or simply push ahead in our own strength, doing what seems natural or logical, without really praying and making sure that's what the Lord wants us to do and how He wants us to go about it. You need to learn to stop and pray, "Now, God, what do You......

I know I'm very blessed because I have much, much more than most people. I really am cared for and loved as Your child. Jesus, I love You so much. I adore You, and I need You. You're everything to me......

He who believes in the Son has everlasting life" (John 3:36). Right now! No ifs, ands, or buts about it! If you've received Jesus, you already have it. You don't have to worry if you are going to have it, if you are going to fall from grace, if you are going to manage to stay saved, or if you are going to manage to keep true and then finally be given the reward of salvation for your faithfulness. Salvation is not a reward. It's not pay; it's not......

All glory and honor are Yours. I sing praise to Your name--Your wonderful, wonderful name. I love to say it. I love to shout it! I love to hear it ringing in my ears. I love You and thank You for all You do for me.......

If God had wanted robots, He could have programmed everybody to love Him. Instead, He made us with a free will and gave us the majesty of choice, so we could choose to love Him. This is the age of grace in which we have to make our own decisions to love and serve Him. We have to voluntarily choose God and His way, as revealed to us through His Word. One of the main reasons we're here in the first place, from the Garden of Eden to the present, is......

Wonderful Jesus, how I love You! I am so thankful for You. I lift up my heart to You in praise and thanksgiving. I lift up my spirit to You in thankfulness for all You have done for me. Jesus, You are so wonderful to me. I thank You for Your loving kindness, for Your faithfulness, for Your mercy, for Your goodness, for Your gentleness toward me. Jesus, I praise You with my whole heart. I praise You with my whole being. I lift up my hands. I lift......

Even the greatest men of God, such as King David, sometimes got discouraged. David was a great psalmist and he usually sang beautiful praises to the Lord. But once before he was king, he was sure that King Saul was going to kill him, and he said, "I shall perish some day by the hand of Saul" (1 Samuel 27:1). Thank God David never wrote a psalm saying that! How could you sing that? Did David ever die at the hand of Saul? No, he never did. So that......

Help me not to lose my wonder at life and my amazement at Your endless love gifts to me. I can never thank You enough for everything, but please help me not to forget to stop and focus on You each day, to marvel at Your handiwork and to thank You. Keep me young and fresh with the knowledge that every day I can learn something new from You about Your love, Your ways, the life that You've given to me, and even the life that is to come. There are endless......

If you love Jesus, delight yourself in Him, and do your best to love others and help them, He will do anything for you. He'll supply all your need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). He'll even give you the desires of your heart—not only whatever you need, but your wants as well (Psalm 37:4). Those are His promises to you, so believe them, claim them, step out by faith and do your part, and expect the Lord to fulfill them. Most of......

I thank You, Jesus, not only for the beautiful joys that You give me, but also for the tears of sorrow that You bring my way. Thank You for the difficult times, for they drive me to Your arms and I cling to You and You comfort me. They bring me to know You--to abandon my will and my life to You. I can cling to You and You will hold me, no matter what sorrows or storms come my way. I thank You for this unchangeable faith that You give, because You......

In Heaven, your new body is going to resemble your present body, only it will be much more beautiful and wonderful. It will be eternal, thrilling, and glorious (Philippians 3:21). When God created the life cycle of butterflies, it was almost as though He was illustrating resurrection. They hatch from eggs into little wormlike caterpillars. Then, after a short life as an earthbound bug, they wrap themselves up in a cocoon called a chrysalis, almost......

When you feel weak, I will be strong for you. When you feel confusion, I will give you peace. When you feel fearful, I will comfort your heart. When you are doubting, I will give you faith. When you feel strain, I will bring relief. When you feel lost, I am right here with you. When you feel useless, I will give you a purpose. When you feel anguish, I will give you joy. When you lack confidence, I will be your assurance. When you feel muddled and......

It's so important that I thank You and say these words of praise to You. I know how important praises are to You, because they're important to me. You praise me for all the little things I do that please You. You're constantly lifting me up and encouraging me and helping me. I love to hear Your words of encouragement and Your words of love to me. You're so faithful to overlook my faults and weaknesses and to encourage me that I'm doing well. Praising......

Thank You that You're always there for me. When I need to talk to You, You're there. When I need Your comfort, I feel Your arms around me, embracing me. When You and I are together, all else fades, and all I know is You. The fulfillment You give me at those times is greater than I can express. Precious Jesus, I love You. Thank You for giving me so many of Your words, for I delight in them. Your enormous love is manifested in every word that You pour......

I know that your heart breaks and aches, and you feel that this is more than you are able to bear. But My dear one, I will never ask of you more than you are able to give. I will never require more of you than you are able to do. Whenever you reach the point that you feel it is too much, that the weight of the sacrifice is crushing you, at that moment, I will reach down and lift you up. I will draw you to Me, and give you strength and faith. Do not......

People's hearts are the same the world over: Everybody needs love. Most people are searching for real love, but can't find it. They know it must exist, they hunger for it, they need it, but so many of them can't find it because they don't find God. It's so sad! But wherever people have problems, God has answers. And in this case it's such a simple answer—love! Love is the key, love is the answer, and Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John......

You're the best friend I could ever have. Even though I tell my earthly friends my feelings, or of my love and thanks, it's not the same. They don't understand me like You do. You accept everything I tell You, and You understand. It's so beautiful, Jesus! I feel sorry for people who don't have a relationship with You; they must be so sad and so lonely. I can hardly wait for the day I can see You face-to-face--Home at last in Your loving arms.......

Many of the sounds of nature are in a minor key and have a melancholy note to them, like the sighing of the wind as it blows through the trees. "The whole creation," Paul says, "groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. … Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body" (Romans 8:22-23). But the coming thousand-year reign of Christ will be heaven on earth, like the Garden of Eden,......

I feel Your love so many times, every day, through those around me. I see Your love in a baby's eyes. I feel it in Your gentle whispers. You fill my heart with such joy that sometimes I feel it could burst. You continue to bestow Your love on me in so many ways. When I feel the warm sunshine on my face, when I look at the colors of the sky, the richness of the earth and the beauty of the trees lifting their arms to You in praise, these things stir......

You may not understand some things today because it is not My time to fully reveal to you My complete plan and purpose. Believe and trust, even though you do not understand. For My ways are not your ways, and you can never know the mind of God by trying to understand and analyze with your own mind. I will reveal My thoughts and My ways by the power of My Spirit to those who are receptive, yielded and believing, who will receive My voice with faith,......

I want to know You more, so that I can learn to please You more. I want to learn of Your every wish and desire, so that I may have the pleasure of fulfilling them to the best of my ability. I want to have the pleasure of hearing Your requests and saying yes to You once again. This is my praise to You--the trust I offer each time I say yes to You, even if through tears, confusion or doubt. I know that my saying yes, despite these unsettling emotions,......

Teach me to love You, for I want to give myself to You, now and foreve......

Words From Jesus

The greatness that God gives comes about from the tests, the trying times and the trusting. The strength and the power that you seek does not come in the way that you would think. It does not come in the paths of glory as with man, but through the path of God--the lowly, humble path. So in your time of suffering , look to Me. Call out to Me! Cling to My Words! Grasp them, hold on to them, for they are truth. For you to be the man or the woman of God that I would have you to be, you must have the understanding that My Word is truth and power and strength and might. It is My Word that saves you......

Thank You for the special people You've brought into my life. When those dearest to me are not by my side, I feel a little sad and empty inside. But even if we have to be apart for a short while, I thank You for easing the pain and helping me to appreciate the love and closeness You've blessed us with. Thank You that You never leave us comfortless, but You're there to speak to us in the quiet hours with special words of love that we've never heard......

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