Take Time To Just Praise Him

“Take Time To Just Praise Him”

By Zach Wood

Psalm 103:1-2 NLT

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

This past Sunday, the pastor at church read this passage and brought something to mind that really challenged me.  How often do we come to God each day filling our time alone with Him with many, many requests?  Don’t get me wrong here, God does ask us and longs for us to bring Him the concerns of our heart and the many things that weigh us down.  However, as I was listening to the sermon and thinking about these verses, I couldn’t help but think of how often I bring my needs and wants before God, but rarely just take the time to be in His presence and just praise Him.

I’d like to ask that you think back over the past week, month or year and consider how much you’ve just taken time to do nothing but come before God to praise Him and thank Him for Who He is and what He has done?  I know for myself, I am so guilty of turning my quiet time with God into endless requests and very little time of just giving praise to Him. 

Does God invite us to bring our requests before Him?  Absolutely!  Again, He is always there for us, no matter what is on our mind and heart.  But just think about how amazing it would be if we took a morning that we usually lay out tons of requests and, instead, just focused on giving Him praise and thanking Him for all the good things He has done and continues to do. 

Take time to praise Him when you get up.  Take time to praise Him on your way to work.  Take time to praise Him as you drive the kids to school.  Take time to praise Him as you take your kids from one activity to another.  There are so many times that we can stop and take in His beauty around us and praise Him. 

May we always be mindful of what He has done for us, wherever we are at and whatever we are doing.  Our God deserves and longs to hear the praises of His children.  He cared enough to send the very best to us, Jesus Christ. Shouldn’t we take time out of our way, not only to bring our concerns and needs before Him, but also to just praise Him because of Who He is?