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Psalm 67:5-6 ‘Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.’
DAILY READING; • Acts 2:1-13; Deuteronomy 13-14; Job 10
Stormie Omartian was raised by a mentally ill mother who was very abusive and kept her locked in a closet for much of her early childhood. As a result, Stormie grew up with a lot of depression, fear, anxiety, anger, feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, futility, and rejection. By the time she was in her twenties, she was still locked in a closet emotionally.
As she began working in Hollywood, her career seemed to really take off and things appeared to be going very well. However, within her the depression and emotional turmoil continued and became a weight that began to drag her down.
Though, Stormie tried to cope with her pain by drinking heavily, taking dangerous drugs, and dabbling deeply into eastern religions, the occult, and unhealthy relationships; still, she found no relief.
By age 28, her inner turmoil began to affect her outwardly. Her career began to go downhill and her first marriage crashed. She contemplated suicide and began to gradually pile up pills with which she planned to kill herself.
But before she could carry out her plans, a Christian friend shared the Gospel with her and introduced her to Jesus.
When Stormie surrendered her life to Christ, she finally found peace. As she started attending Church, she learned the secret of worship and praise. Stormie soon noticed that as she began to really worship God, immediately, her life changed for the better. Her worship extended into witting worship songs. Today she has written hundreds of worship songs with her husband Michael Omartian and they have recorded several musical albums.
Stormie launched into a writing career and has written over 50 books, including her popular bestseller ‘The Power of a Praying Wife’.
Despite Stormie’s painful past, she was able to overcome and experience victory as she learned the secret of praise.
As believers, we can experience victory in every situation when we understand the miracle power of praise.
Despite the challenges of the past and present, we can always stop the enemy in his tracks by engaging the Presence of God through praise.
Psalm 9: 3 says that our enemies are turned back, they fall and perish at God’s Presence.
If there is any difficult challenge facing you today, through engaging God’s Presence, you can overcome it.
In this last month, God is set to crown the year for us with good things, but we need the sickle of joy to reap our harvest. It will be hard to experience greater open doors, if you stay in a depressed state. When joy withers from men the harvest of the field perishes [Joel 1:11-12].
But when we engage in praise, the earth yields its increase to us.
Psalms 67:5-7 says ‘Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase’
Therefore, today, determine to maintain your praise at all costs. Don’t ever give room to depression. God will perform His Word no matter what it looks like. By God’s grace you shall certainly finish strong this year. Your path will keep shining more and more [Proverbs 4:18].
In this month of December, it will be your season to see supernatural doors open, chains will be broken and you will indeed receive the harvest of the seeds sown all through the year. in Jesus Name!
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for granting me the grace to always maintain an atmosphere of praise and joy around me. I thank You for causing a speedy manifestation of Your promises in my life in this last month in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
When you praise God despite your situation power is released for a raise. WORDBITE 222