Main Summary:The Effects of Praise by Andrew Wommack reveals how praise transforms your spiritual life. How It empowers you against the enemy, deepens your intimacy with God, and shifts your focus from problems to His promises. Thereby, unlocking peace, strength, and supernatural victory in every area of life.
Lessons You’ll Learn From This Post
- Why Praise
- Praise in the Life of Paul
- The Power of Praise Before and Now
- How You Think Is Everything
- Stay Praiseful, Stay Awake!
- Living in Christ’s Freedom
- The Key That Unlocks Eternal Life
- Armed and Dangerous But Unaware
- What Your Praise Does to God
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If you have nothing to praise God for, if there is nothing good in your life, you are still to praise God. Why? Because He is worthy!”
Why Praise
- Praise is a command, not an option. Scripture shows that failing to praise God was considered sin (Deut. 28:45–48).
- God is worthy of praise, regardless of our feelings or circumstances.
- Praise is meant to be personal and relational, not just functional or service-oriented.
- Praise pleases God—He desires it from His children like a parent longs for love from their child.
- The purpose of our creation is to bring pleasure to God through worship and praise (Rev. 4:11).
- Praise brings peace that passes understanding (Phil. 4:6–7) and strengthens us for spiritual warfare (Ps. 8:2).
- It builds intimacy with God and is essential for maintaining a healthy, thriving spiritual life.
- Praise is spiritual strength, ordained to still the enemy and release the anointing.
- Jesus practiced praise, showing its importance in connecting with the Father amidst busyness.
- We praise God not only for what He does but for who He is.
Praise puts everything in its proper perspective.
Praise in the Life of Paul
- Paul endured intense persecution (beatings, shipwrecks, stoning, hunger, etc.) but still called it “light affliction” because of his eternal perspective (2 Cor. 4:17–18).wa
- He didn’t wait for problems to end before praising; he praised God in the middle of adversity.
- Paul’s mindset shows that praise is a choice, not a feeling. It’s an act of faith in God’s eternal plan.
- Many today blame others or circumstances for their lack of joy, but Paul shows we are responsible for our emotional responses.
- Praise builds spiritual strength on the inside that is greater than outside pressure, like a pressurized can resisting collapse.
- Paul had two key perspectives:
1. His afflictions were momentary compared to eternity.
2. He focused on unseen spiritual realities, not visible circumstances.
- Praise shifts focus from the problem to the Answer—Jesus.
- In Acts 16, Paul and Silas praised God in prison and were supernaturally delivered through an earthquake.
- Many believers suffer from discouragement because their eyes are on circumstances rather than praising their way into victory.
- Praise helps us see the eternal, not just the temporary.
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Praise releases God’s power and strength to still the enemy.
The Power of Praise Before and Now
- Praise is a choice, even in desperate situations. The Old Testament is filled with examples of people choosing to praise in adversity.
- Habakkuk chose to rejoice in God despite loss, famine, and destruction (Hab. 3:17–19).
- David, during one of his lowest points at Ziklag, encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord (1 Sam. 30:6), leading to full recovery and eventual kingship.
- David was called a man after God’s own heart because he was a consistent worshipper, even when mocked by his wife, Michal, for dancing before the Lord.
- Jehoshaphat faced a massive threat from three armies. He chose to believe God’s Word and sent singers ahead of the army. When they began to praise, God caused the enemy armies to destroy each other (2 Chr. 20:22–24).
- Elisha called for a minstrel (musician) so the hand of the Lord would come upon him—praise released the prophetic anointing (2 Kin. 3:15).
- These examples show that praise is not a last resort—it is a weapon and a spiritual posture of faith.
- Praise shifts focus from fear to faith, from self to God, from defeat to deliverance.
- Even in times of great need, God’s people found victory, direction, and strength through praise.
Praise is like a thermometer we can use to take our spiritual temperature.
How You Think Is Everything
- Your attitude shapes your reality—“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7). If you think on discouraging things, you will be discouraged.
- God is joyful, and since we are created in His image, He designed us to live in joy and thankfulness, not sadness and complaint.
- The children of Israel complained repeatedly, even after miraculous provision, and God was deeply displeased.
- Complaining and unthankfulness are signs of a corrupted heart, and are listed in Scripture alongside serious sins (2 Tim. 3:1-5).
- Being thankful and praising God is not optional; it is an integral part of the Christian life.
- Praise is an essential indicator of faith. According to Colossians 2:6–7, we are to abound in faith “with thanksgiving.”
- Lack of thanksgiving often shows that someone’s faith is incomplete or weak.
- We don’t have to wait for manifestations before praising, because praise can precede and strengthen our faith.
- If you are standing in faith but feeling discouraged, check for praise. If it’s missing, your faith may not be fully engaged.
- Praise also helps keep your focus on Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of your faith (Heb. 12:2).
- Praise forces us to shift focus from our problems to God’s promises.
- Many people pray but are actually complaining. Real prayer focuses on the answer, not rehearsing the problem.
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Praise wakes you up to the things of God and keeps your heart sensitive to Him.
Stay Praiseful, Stay Awake!
- Many Christians today are spiritually dull or asleep, not fully aware of what God has done for them or what is available through Him.
- The Word of God teaches us to awake from spiritual slumber (Rom. 13:11).
- Being spiritually asleep can cause people to miss out on God’s best, even if they are sincere and born again.
- Praise is one of the ways to wake ourselves up spiritually. It energizes our faith, awakens our awareness of God, and stirs our spirit.
- Praise helps you reignite your love for God and opens your heart to His voice.
- The devil works hard to dull our spiritual sensitivity through busyness, distractions, and worldly focus.
- Staying spiritually awake involves choosing to praise God daily, not just when you feel like it.
- When you make praise a habit, it becomes a powerful force for sensitivity, strength, and spiritual alertness.
- You don’t praise God because you feel like it—you do it because it’s truth, it’s right, and it keeps you awake to God’s reality.
Praise is one of the greatest tools to walk in the liberty that Jesus has already purchased for us.
Living in Christ’s Freedom
- True freedom is not just the absence of problems but living in constant fellowship with God, free from fear, depression, and spiritual bondage.
- Many believers have been set free by Jesus, but don’t walk in that freedom because their minds and emotions are still enslaved.
- Praise is a key to walking in freedom. It keeps your focus on God and the truth of His Word, not your past or present challenges.
- Just like Paul and Silas in prison, praising God in hard times brings deliverance, not always from circumstances but from fear and bondage within.
- Emotions follow focus—when you focus on God through praise, your emotions are transformed.
- Feelings can’t rule you; instead, you must live by truth, and praise helps anchor you in that truth.
- Freedom is a mindset. Even if you’re externally constrained, you can still be inwardly free through praise.
- Praise releases spiritual power that breaks chains, lifts burdens, and maintains the liberty Christ already gave you.
Praise draws us into intimacy, and intimacy is what eternal life is all about.
The Key That Unlocks Eternal Life
- Eternal life is not just living forever—it’s a quality of life: knowing and enjoying intimate fellowship with God (John 17:3).
- Many believers limit “eternal life” to going to heaven, but eternal life begins now, in our relationship with God.
- Praise is essential to experiencing that eternal life—it draws us into deeper intimacy with God.
- True Christianity is not just service or moral behavior—it’s relationship, communion, and worship.
- When you take time to praise, you become more aware of God’s presence and begin to experience the joy of eternal life on earth.
- People often get caught up in ministry, service, or activity—but God wants you, not just your work.
- The more you praise, the more you become conscious of God’s love and presence, which is the essence of eternal life.
Praise is spiritual warfare—it silences the enemy and paralyzes the devil.
Armed and Dangerous But Unaware
- As a believer, you are in a spiritual battle. But your primary weapon is not yelling at the devil—it’s praise.
- Psalm 8:2 says that praise has been ordained to silence the enemy and the avenger—Jesus reaffirmed this in Matthew 21:16.
- Praise is strength; it makes us “armed and dangerous” in the spiritual realm.
- Many Christians are so focused on fighting the devil that they spend more time talking to Satan than to God. That’s out of balance.
- Praise defeats the enemy indirectly—when we exalt God, the enemy loses his grip.
- Praise builds faith, releases joy, and brings the presence of God into your circumstances, and where God is, the enemy cannot prevail.
- Spiritual warfare isn’t just resisting Satan—it’s submitting to God through praise and letting His presence do the fighting.
- The joy of the Lord is our strength (Neh. 8:10), and joy comes alive in a heart of praise.
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When you say ‘God, I love You,’ that blesses Him. It moves His heart.
What Your Praise Does to God
- Praise isn’t just for our benefit—it ministers directly to God. It blesses Him.
- God inhabits the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3). When we praise, we create a space where God is pleased to dwell.
- Praise expresses love, honor, and gratitude—God delights in it just like a father delights in the affection of his child.
- Praise is relationship language. It communicates intimacy, not just obligation.
- God desires our love and affection more than our service or performance.
- When we praise Him sincerely, we are actually fulfilling the purpose for which we were created—to bring Him pleasure (Rev. 4:11).
- Our words of praise touch God’s heart. He receives them as an offering.
- The more we praise, the more sensitive we become to God’s presence and voice. It creates two-way intimacy.
- When we bless the Lord, it moves His heart—even though He is all-sufficient, He is not indifferent to our love.
- Praise is one of the most God-centered things we can do—it places Him at the center of our lives, and He responds.
If this stirred your spirit, then don’t stop here. Begin today by praising God intentionally, right where you are. Make it your habit, your lifestyle, and your strength. Watch as peace floods your heart and heaven draws near. Now it’s your turn: lift your voice and live a life of praise!
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Have you ever experienced the power of praise, whether in your life or in someone else’s?
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