What is the Reason?

Psalms 96:4 "For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods."

Why do you praise the Lord? Do you praise Him because you're afflicted and you need deliverance OR are you afflicted because you praised God so now the devil is trying to shake your faith? Do you worship Him because of what He's done or can do for you OR do you worship Him because of who He is and you know there is something you can do for Him? When did you find God? Was it after you lost everything/everyone OR did He find you when you had everything challenging you to give it up in order to be fit for the kingdom? These are very valid questions in that many people may not know why they praise, worship, and fear God.

I'll be the first to say that my reasoning (initially) was not because of His greatness; instead, it was for His abilities. It's time to do a self check to see why YOU praise God. We all have different circumstances and situations that led up to us dedicating our lives to Christ; however, our reason for worshiping Him should be the same. That reason should be none other than the fact that He is great! Greatness encompasses a lot of different characteristics; therefore, the greatness you see in God may be completely different from the greatness I see. Nonetheless He is still great. So great that He couldn't even put it into words for our understanding when Moses asked who He was His reply was, "I am that I am". For you (where ever you are), He may be a counselor and in that same moment for me (all the way in Houston, TX), He can be a comforter; GREATNESS. No one else can do that, no one else can be that, and no one else can even understand that.

One thing we fail to realize is that salvation involves some sort of sacrifice. Similar to what I mentioned above, the level of my sacrifice is different from the level of your sacrifice. Well Kim, why is that? It's because my purpose is different from your purpose and as much as we would like it to be life isn't fair and neither is favor. Perhaps God had to take away some things for you to see Him while in Suzie's life He has to add some things for her to see Him. Sometimes God's blessings isn't in what He gives, but in what He takes away. What works for one person may not work for everyone hence the reason I'm not a millionaire. No matter what approach was taken the end result was the same which is to see and glorify God.

You'll never be able to directly correlate your life and blessings along side someone else's life to measure who is more blessed; remember, Worry About Yourself! Make sure your reason for praising, worshiping, and fearing God is none other than because of His greatness. He is who He is and that, in and of itself, is enough.