Anyone up for a 30 Day Increase in Praise & Worship Challenge?

@ sashaa, yesssss He is!!!

Thank you Lord for being you, for being here and there. I missed the rendez-vous you gave me a while ago but you still stand there , waiting for me to come back home. I turned my back to you and look the other way but still, you keep whispering my name and telling how much you love me and care. You waited till the day I opened my eyes and found out you were still around and was still watching over me :wow:. You did that because that was your promise and you are a faithful God.

Thanks for still knocking at my door (heart) despite what I was doing. I had to go through all this to understand what you mean by loving me, paying the price, saving me. You didn't force me because you've paid for me, no instead your arms remain wide-opened and your love was and is still shinning down on me. I'm still struggling but today I can see and I know by your holy blood, that it may be difficult but I will finally have the victory :yay::yay:.

You are the awesome and amazing God, for me and for each of your children. Yes you love us, the true, pure and authentic love. Thanks Father .
 
God is in the Restoration Business:

Jeremiah 33:11 NLT

 The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for the Lord is good. His faithful love endures forever!’ For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the Lord.
 
Psalms 35


1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me:
fight against them that fight against me.


2 Take hold of shield and buckler,
and stand up for mine help.


3 Draw out also the spear,
and stop the way against them that persecute me:
say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.


4 Let them be confounded and put to shame
that seek after my soul:
let them be turned back and brought to confusion
that devise my hurt.


5 Let them be as chaff before the wind:
and let the angel of the LORD chase them.


6 Let their way be dark and slippery:
and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.


7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit,
which without cause they have digged for my soul.


8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares;
and let his net that he hath hid catch himself:
into that very destruction let him fall.


9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD:
it shall rejoice in his salvation.


10 All my bones shall say,
LORD, who is like unto thee,
which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,
yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?


11 False witnesses did rise up;
they laid to my charge things that I knew not.


12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth:
I humbled my soul with fasting;
and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.


14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother:
I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.


15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced,
and gathered themselves together:
yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me,
and I knew it not;
they did tear me, and ceased not:


16 with hypocritical mockers in feasts,
they gnashed upon me with their teeth.


17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on?
Rescue my soul from their destructions,
my darling from the lions.


18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation:
I will praise thee among much people.


19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me:
neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Ps. 69.4 · Joh. 15.25


20 For they speak not peace:
but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.


21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me,
and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.


22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence:
O Lord, be not far from me.


23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment,
even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.


24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness;
and let them not rejoice over me.


25 Let them not say in their hearts,
Ah, so would we have it:
let them not say, We have swallowed him up.


26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together
that rejoice at mine hurt:
let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
that magnify themselves against me.


27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad,
that favor my righteous cause:
yea, let them say continually,
Let the LORD be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness
and of thy praise all the day long.
 
God always restores and rebuilds. It is so important as Ezra that we rise up with boldness and do what God asks us to do to help others. It brings glory and honor to his name:

Ezra 3:10-12

10 When the builders completed the foundation of the Lord’s Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the Lord, just as King David had prescribed.

11 With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the Lord:

“He is so good!
His faithful love for Israel endures forever!”
Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid.
12 But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.
 
There is joyous singing, shouting, and dancing; so, it must mean there are other forms that are not joyous. Well, I hope every single women who participates in this challenge along with lurker experiences your great joy. You want us to live in joy. It adds more meaning to life.

Isaiah 12:2-6 NLT
2 See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
3 With joy you will drink deeply
from the fountain of salvation!
 4 In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the Lord! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!
5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things.
Make known his praise around the world.
6 Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy!
For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
 
Thank you Lord for abundance and overflow! I thank you that every day, I am greeted with new opportunities and possibilities. I also thank You for surrounding me with love, support, and positive energy. I am so grateful that everyday Your patience and generosity is new.
 
Thank you Father that you have not given me a spirit of fear. Thank you for peace that has surpassed all understanding.

Thank you Father for second chances and for bringing opportunities back to me full circle.
 
Psalm 100:4-5 (New International Version)

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
 
it_comes_naturally said:
Psalm 100:4-5 (New International Version)

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
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I love, love, LOVE this passage!!
 
Praise and worship gives us a chance to reverence the Father and sometimes, even brings the victory. If we stay focused and don't get distracted from the Word of God, we will gain the victory over any arena that attempts to kill, steal, destroy or annihilate us. I am really liking Psalm 20, I said I wouldn't but why not?

1 In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.
2 May he send you help from his sanctuary
and strengthen you from Jerusalem.
3 May he remember all your gifts
and look favorably on your burnt offerings.
4 May he grant your heart’s desires
and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.
6 Now I know that the Lord rescues his anointed king.
He will answer him from his holy heaven
and rescue him by his great power.
7 Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,
but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
8 Those nations will fall down and collapse,
but we will rise up and stand firm.
9 Give victory to our king, O Lord!
Answer our cry for help.

Furthermore, thank you to everyone that posts affirmation like comments and even encouraging words--it really helps and stirs up faith on the inside. I love you guys!
 
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I thank you Lord for protecting me and covering me. You've had my back on so many levels and always looking out for me. I can't even begin to explain how good it feels to know You will never forsake me. I love You!
 
Thank you Father God for your Covenant, sealed with the Blood of Your Precious Son, Jesus, which cannot be broken. I cannot give up on You!
 
I thank you Father that even though I can't see around the corner, I can trust you to make my crooked places straight. I can only see one step at a time, but I'll step out on faith.
 
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