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 S t a  y 

A w h i l e

 A  m e s s a g

 e  f r o m  J e

 s u s

Have you ever tried praising Me when you were discouraged, yetthose praises didn’t seem to make you feel any better afterwards? 

Psalm 100:4 says,“Enter His gates withthanksgiving and His courts with praise.” Perhaps thereason you didn’t feelgrateful or uplifted after yousaid your praises is that you stopped before you fullyentered into My courts with

praise and thanksgiving.Your rst few praisesbrought you to the courtdoors, but before openingthem, you stopped andleft, and those sad feelingscontinued with you.

The secret lies in continuingon in praise, forging ahead inthankfulness, until you’ve openedthose doors wide and have strolledcondently within My courts withpraise and have stayed thereawhile. By lingering in the courtsthrough continuing to praise, you will take on My attributes of peace,acceptance, and joy. You have tobreathe in the air of My Spirit and

stay long enough to begin to feelMy presence change you. And it will. Praise always brings changeand victory. Sometimes you’ve justgot to use it longer, and hold outuntil the victory is won.

I  p r ai se   Y ou ,

 

J e  su s. I ’m  so

 

d i scour age d .

  J  e  s u s,  Y o u ’ r e 

  t h e  

 b e  s t!

 N ow  t h a t  I  m a d e  i t in t o  Y o u r  c o u r t,  I  t hin k   I ’ m 

g onn a  s t a y  aw hi l  e !

  T h r o n e 

T     h     a    n    k    s    -   

g    i    v    i    n    g    

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Continueconfronting your difculties or concerns withpraise. Keeppraising until your praises havebrought you fullyinto My presenceand into Mycourts, where you will experience My joy, peace, renewal,and thanksgiving. At rst it will takesome effort to bethankful in spiteof the things that

are bothering you, and it may

not seem as if your praises arecoming from your heart. But themore you praise and the longer  you praise, the more you will havea peace about what I’m allowing in your life.

Keep your chin up as well. There isalways something good, somethingpositive, something agreeable that youcan be thankful for in any situation you might nd yourself in. The key isto be on the lookout for it, searchingfor it. That’s how you nd the pearlof good and beauty amidst the grittygrains of daily life.

Originally published in May 2010; adapted.

Illustrations by Zeb. Design by Stefan Merour.

Copyright © 2011 by The Family International

V  i  c  t  o  r  y  !  

 I  j u s t  h

 a v e  

t o  h o l  d

  on  a  l 

i t t l  e  

w hi l  e   l  o

n g e  r  an

 d 

 t h e   vi c t

 o r y wi l  l  

 c o m e !

I ’m go nn a 

co nf r o n t  my  d if f icul  t 

ie s 

 and  co nce r n

s wi t h 

p r  aise ! 

He y !  I  t ’s 

my  f  av o r i t e  

mug!  

H al l e l uj  ah! 

 G r a d e  s

  H  e a  l  t

  h

F r i e n d s 

 The 

future 

 T r i p! T r i p!

B  a n g ! B  a n g !