FOCUS ON PRAISE
What is Praise?
Praise is Adulation.
Praise is lifting up someone higher, greater, bigger and better than you.
Praise is telling someone that they are important, they are powerful and they are great.
Praise can occur as a result of being blessed by another.
We praise when we feel overjoyed and overwhelmed by the great deeds of another who we adore, love and cherish.
We praise to show our gratitude, our appreciation and our love.
We praise those that are doing something worthwhile, significant, great and outstanding.
Presently in Nigeria as a nation we are praising the under 17 team especially the coach who was not know to most people until now, but who because of his feat with the under 17 team has become celebrated, popular and famous. So we praise whenever we behold greatness.
Some Nigerians are praising the Government of President Yar’ Adua for his effort with the entire amnesty programme been carried out as we speak.
We praise for different reasons and at different times. Sometimes we praise our husbands, and our wives or a lecturer might have great praise for an exceptional gifted student.
Sometime we award trophies and give awards to show those that we esteem worthy of our praise. Recently on the world stage, President Barack Obama did win the Peace Price, this is a sign of praise and a gesture to say “we like what you are doing, keep on keeping on! So praise can come in different forms and to different persons.
Praise too can be a sign of encouragement and it can also be a form of satisfaction after a good interaction.
The critical question I want us to answer today is? Who are we praising? Who do we esteem? Who do we adore? Who do we love and who are we cheering forward?
Sometimes we can focus on praising ourselves and not praising enough, those that we daily come in contact with?
Who is getting your PRAISE?
Who has kept you?
Who is keeping you?
Who is it that truly loves you?
Who will shed his innocent and costly blood for you?
Who is praying for you?
Who is fighting your battles?
Who knew you before you were born?
Who is the owner and possessor of your life?
Who will ensure that you see the end of 2009 and many many more years?
Who is your way maker and your life giver?
Who is the one that’s got you covered on all sides?
Who ensures that all your bills are paid?
Who is the one that saved you from that near death experience?
Who ensured that you remain blessed and highly favoured?
Who is He that has promised that you will live to be at least 80years on earth.
Who promised that evil will not befall you neither shall any plague come near your dwelling place?
Who is your number one fan, always loving, caring and devoted to your cause?
Who is He who has promised that your future is bright and it will become brighter and brighter unto the perfect day?
Who knows you by name and has carefully numbered the hairs on your head?
Who is He that has promised that you will not see shame or witness evil.
Who is the one that Hung on the Cross because of your sins and for the price of your redemption?
Who makes rivers in the deserts and levels your mountains while filling up your valleys?
Who made the grounds that you walk on?
Who keeps your children from harm’s way?
Who keeps your husband from the evil of evil women?
Who keeps you mind from going insane and your body from falling apart?
Who is worthy of your praise?
Who deserves your worship?
Who deserves your love?
My take is simple? Whoever keeps you deserves your PRAISE!
God Almighty, the OWNER, POSSESSOR of the entire breadth and length of the universe deserves our PRAISE!
So let us faithfully FOCUS ON PRAISING HIM, for WHO HE IS! FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE! AND FOR WHAT HE WILL YET DO!
Have a great and glorious week ahead.
N.B
If this written piece is a blessing to you, then you have my permission to forward it to all your friends and loved ones.
PEACE!
Copyright @ VICTORIA FADEYI NOVEMBER 16, 2009!
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