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\'€œIt is good to"); document.writeln("praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming"); document.writeln("your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to"); document.writeln("the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. For you"); document.writeln("make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have"); document.writeln("done.\'€1

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When we are"); document.writeln("encountered with less than desirable circumstances in life, it is easy to"); document.writeln("become praise-less. Instead of speaking praise, we sometimes speak complaints."); document.writeln("We find it difficult to focus on what the Lord has done and continues to do"); document.writeln("when things are not going as we had planned.

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During the past"); document.writeln("few months, the Lord has reminded me of the importance of praise and that has"); document.writeln("changed my perspective on the situation at hand. This change in my attitude is"); document.writeln("also something I am practicing with my children when they feel stressed or"); document.writeln("anxious. When we choose to give God praise despite our circumstances, He fills"); document.writeln("our hearts with peace. If you, like me, have noticed times of negativity in"); document.writeln("your home, be the change by choosing an attitude of praise.

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One of the ways"); document.writeln("we have been intentional about giving praise and glory to God is by writing"); document.writeln("down the blessings God has given us and choosing to be thankful for everything"); document.writeln("God has done. Whether the blessings are big or small, we are going to praise"); document.writeln("Him. Another way we can help keep an attitude of praise is by spending time in"); document.writeln("God\'€™s Word daily. The Bible is full of people who faced hardships and stories"); document.writeln("of God\'€™s faithfulness to them. Reading these stories will restore our hope,"); document.writeln("strengthen our faith, and help us find ways to choose praise instead of"); document.writeln("complaints.

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There are"); document.writeln("several other ways to practice being thankful and developing an attitude of"); document.writeln("praise, but the important thing is that we do it. God is good and his"); document.writeln("faithfulness endures forever. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever and"); document.writeln("His promises still stand true. For this we can choose to praise the Lord and"); document.writeln("sing for joy at the work of his hands.

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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear God, thank you for your faithfulness in every circumstance. Give"); document.writeln("me a thankful heart for the blessings, both big and small, that you give me"); document.writeln("daily. I praise you for your goodness, grace, and love towards me. Keep me from"); document.writeln("complaining when things seem uncertain, but instead allow me to trust you"); document.writeln("completely. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.

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Psalm 92:1-4 (NIV)."); document.writeln("

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Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Crystal B.

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