TOUGH TIMES PRAISE

Psalm 34:1  I will bless The Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

If we are going to live in the praise zone, then we had better be ready to praise God in the tough times. Russ Taft sang this beautiful song (Praise The  Lord) years ago.

When you're up against a struggle, that shatters all your dreams;

And your hope's been cruelly crushed by Satan's manifested scheme.

And you feel the urge within you, to submit to earthly fears.

Don't let the faith your standing in seem to disappear.

Praise The Lord, for our God inhabits praise

Praise The Lord, for the chains that seem to bend you

Serve only to remind you

That they drop powerless behind you when you praise Him.

Now Satan is a liar, and he wants to make us think

that we are paupers, when he knows himself,

We're children of the King.

So lift up the mighty shield of faith, for the battle must be won,

We know that Jesus Christ is risen, so the work's already done.

Praise The Lord . . . 

Brown Bannister and Mike Hudson

Can you praise The Lord in the tough times? That's when you should.