Gotta Keep On Singing

Princess Giselle wakes up to an absolute mess in the apartment, opens the window and begins to sing.
All of a sudden birds fly through the window, squirrels, mice, and rats appear. The next thing you know the Princess is now prancing around the room with the vacuum and singing "The Happy Working Song", while the rats and mice are scrubbing the sinks, tub and toilet.

This is one of the many humorous scenes from the Disney film Enchanted. Now it's hard to imagine any of this actually happening if you were singing while cleaning your house and I would suspect you wouldn't want any mice or rats scrubbing your sink, tub or toilet either.

But I do think that singing while doing work, whether it be at your job or around the house, can have an effect on your attitude. And that is exactly what praise can do. In the morning it sets the tone for the rest of your day. Just like breakfast being the most important meal of the day, praise also brings the nourishment you need to start your day. Now this doesn't mean everyday will be a cartoon-land day like Princess Giselle, but your attitude will remain in check when something unexpected should happen to pop up.

I listen to praise music on my way to work. Listening and/or singing worship songs in the car on your way to work lifts you up to a higher level. Then while you are at work, if your fortunate to sit at a desk for some of your day
and are able to listen to music, put on radioworship.net or any worship music of your choice. If you work at a job that lets you listen to an IPOD with headphones then pump up some praise. Once you feel you are now in the flow of things spiritually, go ahead and seize the day.

The hardest part of praise is obviously when things are not going right for you and your struggling. You may be going through a financial crisis or maybe out of work, but if you have surpassed the believing in God stage and know you are in the trusting in God stage,then praising your way through it shouldn't be difficult for you.

But I know that it is still hard to praise God when you are wondering how that next bill is going to get paid. When you begin to praise God in all circumstances that's when your confidence in God begins to grow. And through that praise you are also reminding yourself that God is in control and He is going to come through for you.
God is bigger than the battle.

If you want peace in your life you have to put in the effort to get closer to God. Worship is a divine exchange between you and the Father.

For to be carnally minded is death,but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.(Romans 8:6)

To the spiritually minded we have the promise of life and peace. Isn't that what we all long for?

I'll leave you with a hymn of praise written by Isaiah at a time when he was struggling (12:1-3), this is one of my favorites because it reminds us of: who God is, what we gain from being close to Him,and why we should all praise Him:

O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.

Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For Yah, the Lord is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.

Therefore with joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.