10 DAY PRAISE & PRAISE ALOUD CHALLENGE

[kayte]

Get into Position

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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth…"
(Isaiah 54:1, NLT)
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TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria


Sometimes, when we don't see our dreams and desires coming to pass, we can feel empty and barren like a woman who is unable to have children. But look at what this verse is saying: if you've got unborn promises, don't just sit around in defeat. Don't just give up and say, "Too bad for me."

But, God says when you're barren, the first thing you need to do is sing a song of praise. You might think, "Well, Joel, I'm kind of depressed today. I'll sing after I have my 'baby.'"

No, this passage wasn't written to people who were holding their baby and had seen their dreams come to pass. It was written to empty-armed people; people who didn't have what they were believing for. Do you know why?
When you're giving God praise, do you know what you are doing? You are activating your faith and putting yourself into position to give birth to that promise. You are setting yourself up for God to move on your behalf.

Why don't you get into position today by singing a song of praise? All throughout the day, thank Him for what He is doing in your life and watch those dreams and desires come to pass.

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A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, I surrender all my questions, all my doubts, all my fears to You today. I know that You have a plan to fulfill every dream and desire in my heart. I choose to sing praises to You this day and thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

[kayte]

Why don't you get into position today by singing a song of praise? All throughout the day, thank Him for what He is doing in your life and watch those dreams and desires come to pass.


Every day Joel Osteen has been sending a word of encouragemnt in my inbox
along the idea of praise in advance.
When I was experiencing one of the most hurtful destructive break ups of my life.....
my mother encouraged me to clap my hands loudly and sing Hallelujah aloud
and though I felt foolish having no human logical reason in the natural to exult in this way...
without something miraculous prompting it
I did it and it did shift energy in that moment ...in that moment the grief changed to
the focus on God ....
and even if it does not ..even if one is still in worry or despair.....
the act of doing such a means of worship is........FATH IN ACTION
is MUSTARD SEED FAITH

I felt the urge to share..I was just going to do it privately
because it keeps coming up..and I've learned to pay attention
but I know I will be more accountable if others join in
as the Lord said where two or more are gathered
there I AM

indeed when I opened to CF this morning with this thread in mind
I saw Mitcy had already bumped up a thread that eloquently
focused passionately fervently on this very concept then I knew
the prompting of the spirit were confirmed

Faith
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. ...

CONSCIOUS PRAISE..not just the awe and love we feel for God
but making a decision
actually more than a decision.. a committement..Lord I choose to commit to give thee
praise THROUGHOUT THE DAY /EVENING for thou art Wonderful and Merciful
It is praying without ceasing

I invite us to post daily either the words of praise we used or
to mark the day as keeping the committment.

I chose 10 days beginning sundown to honor Rosh Hoshannah
and Yom Kippur...which are High Holy Days and all over the world Messianic Christians
will join their Jewish sisters and brothers in deep prayer,reflection, repentance,and praise

I will bump up past wisdom from CF on Faith and Praise
and or post articles in this thread to give us Godly strength
:)

See the first one below
May the Lord richly bless us all so we may in turn be a most humble and abundant blessing to HIS people

[kayte]

Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” :yep:

Start your own how-to-pray-and-get-results guidelines as if you were going to share it with other people. Then start sharing it with other people. Could substance be prayer strategies?


Follow up with your prayers. If you are praying for someone, pray very specific. Follow up by calling the person you are praying for and expect results from your prayers. Believe it or not, your follow up will increase the faith of the people you’re praying for which puts them in the position of receiving. Could encouragement and communicating be substances?


Gauge your success in small portions.
If you are seeing no results from a prayer, try breaking the prayer into smaller portions and work on them in specific check points. Jesus said a person has to believe that they receive what they pray for when they pray for it. (Mark 11:23). Based on this scripture expectation has to be an anchor for the prayer. Could expectation be substance?

When you begin to see signs of little success instead of becoming discouraged bring the Holy Spirit in as a Helper or Counselor. The Holy Spirit is always with us and is probably the prompter for your prayers in the first place. However, the Holy Spirit wears many hats—Helper and Counselor are two of them. Could accurate information be substances?


Don’t take no for an answer.
As long as you are not praying for something inappropriate, praying for something that hinders God from working out consequences that lead to repentance in someone’s life, or trying to selfishly manipulate circumstances to your advantage then God is glad to hear from you. He loves to give good gifts to his children. God knows that answered prayer encourages people. Could persistent patience be substance?

Keep a comprehensive list of your prayer life.
Document the things you are praying for and their answers. Resurrect cold cases and rework those prayers. Create a log of answered prayers in a beautiful book that is meant to become a sacred family heirloom to your children and grandchildren. Encourage them to do the same. Could the testimony of your past faith be substance for today’s prayers?

Act on your prayers. Find one step you can take toward your answer and watch God open doors as you approach them. If you are not getting an open door then search out a different step you can take. Do what you know to do and God will “be faithful to complete the good work He has begun in you.” Could action and motion be substance?

[Highly Favored8]

Thank you again for confrimation. I am in this.

[kayte]

Thank you again for confrimation. I am in this.

Amen.Thank you...
Thanking Mitcy too.
and when I went to the store on an errand and was looking at old-y CDs..I picked up one and the first track I saw was FAITH :yep:
which is a secular tune that deals with a breakup


I love you God!
Guess I just cldnt wait till the evening :-)

[Highly Favored8]

Amen.Thank you...
Thanking Mitcy too.
and when I went to the store on an errand and was looking at old-y CDs..I picked up one and the first track I saw was FAITH :yep:
which is a secular tune that deals with a breakup


I love you God!
Guess I just cldnt wait till the evening :-)


Yes, I saw her bump up the Praise your way to your break through.

Then I got an email from my Pastor today

"If you need a breakthrough...PRAISE GOD BEFORE YOU GET IT! Your praise is what attract Him to you,,,Go ahead...I dare you...DANCE IN ADVANCE!!!!"
:yep:

I love God for his confirmations.

[kayte]

Then I got an email from my Pastor today
"If you need a breakthrough...PRAISE GOD BEFORE YOU GET IT! Your praise is what attract Him to you,,,Go ahead...I dare you...DANCE IN ADVANCE!!!!"
:blush::blush::blush::blush::blush:


oh my goodness
alrighty then.....

join in sisters:yep:

[Highly Favored8]

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Praise Him in Advance! Marvin Saap.
:yep:.

[kayte]

Day 1..
in Day of Praise :)

PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLLESSSINFS FLOW
PRAISE HIM ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW
PRAISE HIM ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS
PRAISE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY GHOST
AMEN

I prayed and sang this out loud
and each day will praise ad sing out loud
to our AWESOME GOD
thank you Lord for this opportunity...
I love you Lord

[ultrasuede]

Day1-If I spoke for a thousand years I could never praise you enough dear Lord.
If I said thank you and never stopped it wouldn't be enough.
Your presence inspires and encourages me and your everlasting love lifts me up.
All Glory, Praise , Honor and Majesty be unto you O Lord. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!


Song
I love the Father .
I love his only Son.
I love the spirit.
I love the three in one.
For he created me.
Redeemed and set me free
Praise him, Praise him, Praise him, Praise him.

[ultrasuede]

Deuteronomy 10:21 (New International Version)

21 He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes

[kayte]

Day 2 of Days of Praise :)

Song
Praise ye the Lord Oh Bless His Holy Name
Praise ye the Lord and Bless His Holy Name

[Kimbb]

OOOOOOOOhhhhh!!!!! I join I join!

[ultrasuede]

Deuteronomy 32:3
I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

[kayte]

Defiant Praise


21 September 2009 Print version PDA version
Judges 7:19-20 'Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!"'(NIV)

We praise God partly because it is a powerful weapon in our armoury. In a sense, praise is like the blowing of a trumpet which declares that, whatever the enemy may do God and his people will be victorious. Spiritual battles cannot be fought with natural weapons (2 Cor. 10:3-4) and praise, being a spiritual weapon, is powerful to frustrate the works of Satan (Ps. 149:6-9). When you read Judges 6 and 7, you begin to wonder why God went to so much trouble just to get Gideon to blow a trumpet. This guy was hiding in a winepress yet God set him aside to muster the men of Israel for war. Certainly, he's an unlikely hero. Somewhere underneath the layers of fear and defeatism in Gideon's heart, however, God saw a desire to fight back under the pressure. When Gideon eventually blew his horn, he was calling the Israelites to recognize the strength of their God. He was declaring that, although they were mightily outnumbered, they would come out the winners because, and only because, God was with them. Today, many Christians are hiding in winepresses, afraid to really let their dreams out lest they be squashed. So many have lost their resolve to fight back when in a corner. In those pressure times, we need to re-sound the trumpet of war, declaring that God is on our side. We need to open our mouths in praise, constantly declaring that ours is a God who overcomes even the worst threats and opposition.

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to sound the trumpet of war in praise. Help me to open my mouth in defiant praise, even when the enemy seems to be all around. I want to focus on your character and your promises, not on my problems.'

© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher

[kayte]

Psalm 67 (King James Version)

Psalm 67
1God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.


song
Let the people praise theee o Lord :)

[Laela]

I Thessalonians 5:18
"In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
I'm careful not to thank God FOR everything, for not everything we go through or experience is the will of God :yep:


Song:
If you want to feel the Presence of the Lord,
Why don't you Praise Him?
Lift Your Hands and Praise Him!
If you want to feel the Presence of the Lord,
Why don't you Lift Up your Hands and Praise the Lord.

Praise Him in the Morning,
And in the Noontime,
And in the Evening.

Praise Him all Ye People,
Why don't You Lift Up Your Hands and Praise the Lord?

[ultrasuede]

Psalm 150
Let All Things Praise the LORD
1 Praise the LORD!

Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD!

[Laela]

Psalm 33
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.

For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.

Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBN3FeJHLVY
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Amen.

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Amen. :rosebud:

[ultrasuede]

2 Samuel 22:47
"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!

Song-
How great is our God
How great is his name
He's the greatest one forever the same
He rolled back the water of the mighty Red Sea and he said I'll be with you
Put your trust in me