Praising God, but I do it anyway.
Why?
Does His ego demand it?
What's the point?
Certainly, my praise pleases God, but
I need it as much as He.
When I sit quietly, communing with my
Father, my mind tends to wander.
I think of my undone tasks.
But as I sing a praise song or read a psalm of
Adoration I am able to switch my
Focus from my concerns to God's glory and
My thoughts are meshed with His.
And as I practice praise I pray with a
Submissive spirit rather than a
Demanding one.
I want what God wants.
Praising God helps me to set my
Affection on things above.
My praise elevates Him, but it
Also elevates me.
"If you then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above where Christ sits at
the right hand of God. Set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth."
Colossians 3:1,2