In Part I, we discussed that we should have a life of praise regardless of where we are in life and what is going on around us. Praise should be fully understood if we desire to enjoy its benefits. It should also secure its rightful place in our private communion with the Lord and as we worship in the Church corporately so that we may attract the presence of the Lord and the accompanying blessings.

In this session, we will cover the benefits of praiseful life.  We should be well informed about the attached advantages of praiseful life, which in turn engages the Spiritual world as we lift up the worthy King whose praise provokes heavenly beings in our favor. There are multitudes of benefits in developing a life of praise and worship. Our praise as a weapon of war disarms the devil. Praise invites Spiritual forces that defeats the battle we might have been engaged in. Praise delivers, protects, promotes, and so on.....

One of the very first adjustments we should make in life is to know that life on earth is not walking on a red carpet all the time. There may be challenges and disappointments here and there, and now and then. If we attach our praise only in reaction to hay days and when we feel good, we end up abusing praise and also miss a very important weapon to remain focused and happy while passing through storms and fires of life in this planet. There is no price attached to praise except it lift us up above the affairs of day-to-day life's worries. Knowing that a life of praise is one of the keys to enjoy life on earth, we will share ideas to maximize the benefits of praise in our personal and communal life.

There are all arrays of misunderstandings concerning praise and worship in some Churches. In most cases, it is considered as an appetizer and/or dessert, not the main menu. It has been positioned as a buffer zone for waiting late comers, to awaken a congregation prior to the Word session, and to decorate some seasonal ceremonies. As far as praise and worship is considered insignificant and/or misplaced from its rightful position in the Church, there is a high chance that people may feel that praise is not necessary at home and in their private life. This trend should change if the people of God enjoy the results of a life full of praise.

Of course, there are cases I have noticed praise is exercised at home. In most cases, praise goes ahead as a way to warm-up for the tough ‘work’-prayer. I had been doing that for years (and still in the process of fine-tuning my praise-hood life) and felt ashamed before God when I reconsidered what I was really doing before the Author of everything and the Most High God. There were (and still there are some) times where I dumped my prayer lists on God without even worshipping and praising Him for a second. I now feel sorry for myself and feel jealous when I compare myself with God's Angels who are addicted (and programmed) to worship.

I am not emphasizing that praise and worship is a protocol to approach before God and as a way to appease Him. The anointed worshiper David believed that God is ‘worthy’ of praise. He says, "I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise." (Psalm 18: 3). If we don’t have any specific list to praise God for a particular day, at least, we should sacrifice praise for Who He is. We should also remember what He has done thus far: His mercy, grace, goodness, healing, love, companionship, protection, favor, guidance, and many more blessings in our life and our beloved ones. He is our Wonder, Hero, and Miracle. He is the beauty of all beauties and Wisest of all wises. No one is compassionate like Him. He loves unconditionally.   He is generous than anybody, and many more. For that matter, what can we give back to God for what He has been giving us for free and every day?

Can we imagine if we are supposed to be charged for what we breathe, think, imagine, and see, and so on? His gifts for our life, satisfaction, survival, and meaning have never been short for a fraction of seconds. He has been a giver and the giver of the most precious gifts for which we cannot pay back except to adore and praise Him. Since the world engrosses us with lots of immediate needs and our flesh magnifies things that are went wrong, we couldn't be able to appreciate and be full of praise for His daily incalculable provisions, limitless protections, consistent visitations, and His generosity to consider us His kids and companions.

Oh God, let’s understand the worth of praising you not as we intellectually fathom but as it supposed to be in your very awesome Eyes!!!