2011-06-17T10:16:47-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/praise http://truewoman.com/?id=1725 2011-06-17T10:16:47-05:00 I don’t hear a lot of “Excellent job with that diaper changing technique, mom,” or “I love the way you scraped the dried milk out of my sippy cups,” or “I really liked your voice inflection the fifth time you read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to me today.” http://truewoman.com/?id=1726 2011-06-17T10:15:47-05:00 I’ve heard it said that it takes seven compliments to undo a single criticism. If that’s true, we should be complimenting others—a lot. http://truewoman.com/?id=1729 2011-06-17T10:14:18-05:00 This is such an important topic, especially for those of us who have more practice at dishing out correction than affirmation! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-fear-of-losing-your-place-6314 2011-03-30T16:39:27-05:00 Ask yourself, "Will I risk losing something precious or powerful to stand for my belief?" It's time to reaffirm whose you are, and whose you will be long after your current position is a memory. He will honor you if you honor Him. So, break out of the prison of loving men's praise more than God's. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/how-a-father-builds-a-son-6203 2010-10-20T11:51:28-05:00 You build a son by building up your son, by often helping him see the awesome thing God did when He created that boy. Even God the Father launched His Son into life with His public approval. How can you do any less for the son He's given you? http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/downloads/index.php?id=9903 2010-08-25T15:06:15-05:00 Die to pride and self, and experience the resurrection life of the Lord Jesus! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/how-to-go-from-the-basement-to-the-penthouse-6064 2010-04-08T09:52:46-05:00 One of the secrets of peace in the midst of great stress, of poise when everything is up for grabs, of perspective when you could be freaking out - the secret is to start celebrating the kind of God you have. Remember, you enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, not just with prayer requests. The great prayers of the Bible are like two-thirds about the greatness of God and maybe one-third about the need. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/dispelling-the-fog-5985 2009-12-18T09:05:51-05:00 Praise acknowledges a sun that is shining even when the fog is the heaviest. If this is a dark time, don't deepen your sadness by ignoring the Lord, or abandoning the Lord, or turning on the Lord. This is a time to throw yourself on His goodness; a time to ask Him for the grace to praise Him for all that He still is, all that He's done, and all that He is going to do. As Amy said, "Praise lifts the sadness." It dispels the fog. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/how-to-banish-the-darkness-5949 2009-10-29T09:29:49-05:00 When it's the darkest, when it's the hardest to praise Him, that is when you need to praise Him the most, because praise is that blinding light from heaven that dispels the darkness and banishes your enemy. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/night-lights-5934 2009-10-08T09:10:37-05:00 Don't be intimidated by the darkness - you are the most important person in that dark place because you have the light of Jesus. Without you, darkness is all there is. Humbly, gently, lovingly, be the light there. You are one light that should never be turned out!