The Benefit of Praise

Psalm 103:1-2
1 Praise the LORD, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—

How many of us realize that being a Christian is not easy? Some people think when they come to Christ everything will be a breeze. Well, God blesses us when we remain faithful to Him through our storms. When we praise His name all the time even when we really are struggling to find hope. The times that the Psalms were written were not exactly happy times entirely. However David and Solomon really continued to praise God even through the storms. We see sometimes David wept and other times he lept. He was crying one second and rejoicing the next. God does love to hear the cries of our hearts. David did turn to God in his hour of trial. That is what God wants us to do. David worshiped God through it all even if he questioned God he still kept worshiping. By reading the Psalms we see this this. Our soul should be praising God no matter what. He will turn our mourning into joy, our sorrow into gladness, He will restore our strength. All these "benefits" you can read about if you just spend time in the Psalms. Being a Christian isn't always easy no but we do have the promises of God to hold onto and the blessings for persevering under trials.

James 1:12
Blessed are those who persevere under trial, because when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.