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How to Go From the Basement to the Penthouse - #6064
One of the secrets of peace in the midst of great stress, of poise when everything is up for grabs, of perspective when you could be freaking out - the secret is to start celebrating the kind of God you have. Remember, you enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, not just with prayer requests. The great prayers of the Bible are like two-thirds about the greatness of God and maybe one-third about the need.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/how-to-go-from-t...

Dispelling the Fog - #5985
Praise acknowledges a sun that is shining even when the fog is the heaviest. If this is a dark time, don't deepen your sadness by ignoring the Lord, or abandoning the Lord, or turning on the Lord. This is a time to throw yourself on His goodness; a time to ask Him for the grace to praise Him for all that He still is, all that He's done, and all that He is going to do. As Amy said, "Praise lifts the sadness." It dispels the fog.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/dispelling-the-f...

How to Banish the Darkness - #5949
When it's the darkest, when it's the hardest to praise Him, that is when you need to praise Him the most, because praise is that blinding light from heaven that dispels the darkness and banishes your enemy.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/how-to-banish-th...

Night Lights - #5934
Don't be intimidated by the darkness - you are the most important person in that dark place because you have the light of Jesus. Without you, darkness is all there is. Humbly, gently, lovingly, be the light there. You are one light that should never be turned out!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/night-lights-5934

Praises of His people - a Christian perspective
Holiness is one of God's most defining characteristics. This psalm describes God as embodying, or being present alongside, the praises of His people.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2022:3&version=KJV

In that day - a Christian perspective
This psalm speaks of the day that God forgives and redeems His people after their long separation from Him. It will be a time of praise and rejoicing, as His people acknowledge God's love and mercy.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2012:1-6&version=NIV

Dining From The Garbage Café - #5829
If you're wondering why you feel defeated so many times, why you don't feel as close to Jesus as you used to, or why your dark side keeps winning and bringing you down, well consider your diet: what you're watching, what you're listening to, who you're spending time with, or the things you laugh at.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/dining-from-the-garbage-cafe-5929

Every day - a Christian perspective
The psalmist pledges to praise God not just occasionally, when things are going well--but every day, rain or shine, no matter what circumstances life has thrown at him.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20145:2&version=NIV

More Than a Launch - #3501
True worship results in repentance. So you say, "Lord, I'm a mess." Like Isaiah, you see the ugliness of specific sin - in his case, it had something to do with his mouth - but you melt into repentance. And then, because He shed His blood to pay for that sin, Jesus comes and cleans you up for this new day.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/more-than-a-launch-3501

Sing praises - a Christian perspective
A simple but powerful exhortation to sing our praises to God.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2047:6&version=NIV