To praise someone is to extol, glorify or honor him/her. One definition that really sums it up for me is: to go into raptures over. I love that! Doesnt that accurately describe a state of exuberance? Can you see yourself jumping up and down, screaming and laughing over some great feat your favorite team has performed or the prize youve won?
Privilege equals freedom. Being able to let go and shout and not be concerned about what you sound like or what impression you may be giving to others. You just dont care because you are so happy and you just want to express it to those who deserve it. You may have had a difficult day or facing terrible circumstanced. But right at this moment youre free and full of joy!
Isnt that the way you are with God every day praising Him for all His goodness? Oh?? You mean you dont get excited about Him every day? You dont feel like praising because your husband/wife got up grumpy, the kids are screaming, and you have a humungous headache? Maybe youre lying in a hospital bed in pain and anguish and praise is just not in your vocabulary.
Let me tell you a story that happened to me. My husband, Jack, who had just begun to rally...