In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef encourages us to take time to praise the Lord, which has the power to banish anger, bitterness, and resentment and heal discouragement and grief.
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[00:00:00] [SPEAKER_00]: You are listening to My Devotional, the daily devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading
[00:00:06] [SPEAKER_01]: the Way. Networking with Heaven by Dr. Michael Youssef
[00:00:12] [SPEAKER_01]: Every generation has a buzzword. In the 1990s, the word was networking. What was important
[00:00:18] [SPEAKER_01]: was not what you knew, but rather who you knew. The ultimate form of networking in the
[00:00:24] [SPEAKER_01]: kingdom of God is developing a life of praise. Praise is a direct connection with our Heavenly
[00:00:30] [SPEAKER_01]: Father. Take a moment and ask yourself, do I delight in praising God? Am I networking
[00:00:36] [SPEAKER_01]: with Heaven or tangled up in the world's demands and pressures? The Bible tells us the angels
[00:00:42] [SPEAKER_01]: praise God singing, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom
[00:00:49] [SPEAKER_01]: and strength and honor and glory and praise. You can read that in Revelation 5, verse 12.
[00:00:57] [SPEAKER_01]: Praise demands that we change from focusing on ourselves to focusing on God. However, many
[00:01:04] [SPEAKER_01]: times we resist change for various reasons. We think change will be too hard or too painful.
[00:01:10] [SPEAKER_01]: We may fear the unknown, prefer to stay in our comfort zones, but praising God positively impacts
[00:01:17] [SPEAKER_01]: our lives. Our attitudes, relationships, perceptions, and even our desires change. When we take time to
[00:01:25] [SPEAKER_01]: praise our Savior, we will find it nearly impossible to harbor anger, bitterness, and resentment toward
[00:01:32] [SPEAKER_01]: others. As we praise God, He takes our anger and replaces it with compassion. He destroys our
[00:01:40] [SPEAKER_01]: bitterness and replaces it with mercy. When we praise God in the midst of our difficulties,
[00:01:46] [SPEAKER_01]: we find our eyes turn toward the Lord. We find healing for our discouragement, despondency, and grief.
[00:01:53] [SPEAKER_01]: Our eternal destiny is in Heaven with our magnificent Lord and Savior, who desires our praise and worship.
[00:02:00] [SPEAKER_01]: You don't have to wait until eternity to network with God. You can do this right now as you rejoice in
[00:02:07] [SPEAKER_01]: His love and delight yourself in His presence. Let's pray together.
[00:02:12] [SPEAKER_01]: Holy Spirit, increase our awareness of you. You are worthy of our full attention. Thank you for the joy
[00:02:18] [SPEAKER_01]: that you give us in your presence. And we pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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