Norma L. Brumbaugh

I have to say this book nailed it. I absorbed it while I read a section at a time. I wanted its message to go straight to my heart. And it did, really did. I have taken “praise” to heart. The challenge presented is to give praise in all things, both good and bad. I’m not used to thinking that way. To be honest, it seems backwards and a little daunting, perhaps. On the first page the statement is made: “Power … is released when we begin to praise God for everything in our lives instead of pleading with Him to change the circumstances that displease us.” Story after story shows where someone had a difficult circumstance they praised God for and continued to praise God for. Then it got interesting. The person they were giving praise for… would have a change of heart or the circumstance would have a positive turn around. I took up the challenge. I started implementing praise in my thoughts, prayers, and activities. To be honest, I felt some resistance to doing this. Already my views are changing concerning troubling issues. This book is packed full of verses that I’m highlighting. I intend to read these verses often to impress them in my thinking. Merlin Carothers also wrote “Prison to Praise,” which is distributed in prisons. I’m sure it is every bit as beneficial as this book.