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  1. Once again, your insight has given me food for thought. It is our praise in the prison that others can see. Thank you for this potent reminder!

  2. Hallelujah!! Powerful post Diane!! The type of written word that will make you raise your hand in praise to our Lord Jesus!

  3. I love, love this one Diane! Praising God lifts our circumstances no matter how grim they are. Even if it didn’t do anything in the physical it does so much for our spiritual well being. We were meant to praise God, created for it, and there is nothing that compares to doing what we were created to do, Praise the Lord. Many Thanks 8)

  4. I’ve just finished Acts in my quiet time and was blown away again by how faithful the Apostles were to carry the Gospel all over in spite of great persecution. You said it right the God inhabits the praise of His people and they are great examples.

    1. They certainly are!!! Sometimes it’s so easy for us to get caught up in our problems that we forget that our problems are so minimal compared to what they went through. It’s very humbling to read Acts!

  5. Great post, Diane! I especially love the quote, “The power of praise can shake the foundation of your trials! It can open the prison door when the enemy has you cornered! It can break the stocks off your feet when you are so downtrodden you don’t know what step to take next.” SO TRUE!

    Pinned & tweeted.

    Thanks for hosting this link-up and for linking up at InstaEncouragements as well!

  6. Such a beautiful picture hidden in this story – thank you for this encouragement to praise while in our “prisons” … that the world will see and want to know the one who enables us to praise. Amen.

  7. Oh, I love how God shows up suddenly, not next week or next month. That is so encouraging and He is worth all our praise. Thank you so much for sharing.

  8. A dear friend of mine once responded to my outpouring of lament with, “Praise God!” At first, I was taken aback and, truthfully, offended. But then I realized the wisdom in her words. I had been so focused on my problems, I had forgotten who God is. I began to praise Him and, while my circumstances didn’t change, my heart did. Praise is powerful!

    1. Amen!!! It’s so contradictory to what the world teaches us when we are in trials!! What a blessing your friend was to you!! Thank you for sharing!!

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