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    The 30-Day Praise Challenge
    The 30-Day Praise Challenge
    The 30-Day Praise Challenge
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    The 30-Day Praise Challenge

    By Becky Harling

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    Discover the Power of Praising God
     
    When Becky Harling was diagnosed with cancer over ten years ago, she begged God for healing. A friend of hers had another idea. She challenged Becky to spend twenty minutes a day in praise. Becky thought, What if I’m not feeling thankful? But as she intentionally praised God, she began to experience new joy—and her relationship with God has never been the same.
     
    Now, in The Thirty-Day Praise Challenge, Becky guides you in praising God for twenty minutes every day for one month. Arranged topically, the book includes music selections to enhance your praise journey and creative ideas for continuing the habit of praise.
     
    As Becky writes, “If you take this challenge, your faith will grow more than you dreamed possible. You will experience more joy, less insecurity, more courage, less anxiety. Thirty days of praising God. Are you ready?”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid C Cook
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781434705990
    The 30-Day Praise Challenge

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      The 30-Day Praise Challenge - Becky Harling

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      foreword

      Why should you take Becky’s 30-day praise challenge? I know why. Let me tell you. Because Becky has a lot to teach you. You see, I had a front-row seat watching Becky struggle with cancer and a double mastectomy at age forty-two. I wept with her as she walked through healing from sexual abuse. I watched and marveled that through it all, this amazing woman praised God. Becky’s vibrant praise and worship lifted her heart and mind above the horrible circumstances that swirled about her. Praise literally lifted Becky from the painful prison of her circumstances.

      So I say, Take this praise challenge!

      When I took the 30-day praise challenge, a truth from each day spoke to me. No pain or trouble was left out. And I believe each praise day will minister to you as well. I also think that one day you’ll turn the page and God will have an aha moment for you—maybe a name or quality of your great God will make you feel softly loved; or you’ll have a moment of realization that Becky understands how difficult your life is right now, and it will feel good to be understood.

      When I took the 30-day praise challenge, I loved the way each of the thirty days of praise had four unique parts:

      The Invitation—A personal love message from Abba inviting you to come to Him

      Listen—A list of praise songs for you to listen to as you praise God

      Pray—A praise prayer that can help guide you

      Journal—A place for you to record your personal response

      I can promise you that this praise challenge:

      will draw you closer to God

      will make your faith grow

      will fill you with hope

      will envelop you with the Father’s love

      Whether you are facing cancer, don’t have a job, are on a pain-filled healing journey, or are just stuck in a rut that makes life seem unbearable, Becky says you can praise your way out. It’s true; I’ve watched Becky do just that! And the 30-day praise challenge declares that you can discover your way out of pain and panic through praise! So take the challenge. You’ll be glad you did!

      Linda Dillow, author of What’s It Like to Be Married to Me? and Calm My Anxious Heart

      Part One

      the challenge

      give praise a chance

      For the past twelve years I have participated in a practice that has radically changed my life. I began right after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Scared and stressed out at the thought of a double mastectomy, worried about my kids and whether I would be alive to finish raising them, anxious and paralyzed over the thought of a year full of treatments, I decided to fast, pray, and beg God for healing and peace of mind. When I told my mentor about my plan, she had another idea. She challenged me to spend twenty minutes a day for a week in pure praise. At the time I remember thinking, Why in the world would I do that? Won’t it be hypocritical to praise God if I’m not feeling thankful? After wrestling with her suggestion, I decided I had nothing to lose. I may as well give praise a chance.

      Tackling that challenge was the beginning of an extraordinary adventure. As I devoted twenty minutes of every day to praising God, I developed a strong sense of His presence. Praise awakened my heart to His voice. Many mornings before my alarm went off, He woke me up with an invitation that went like this: Wake up, My child. Come and be with Me. Praise Me and enjoy My presence. I came to realize that God was excited to have me come and spend time with Him. He longed for intimacy with me. That thought alone boggled my mind.

      As I continued the practice of private praise, God’s presence became more tangible, and I began to change into a more positive, confident, and secure woman. The transformation I have experienced is undeniable. Praise changed me from being fearful, frantic, and insecure to being a calm person filled with passion and purpose.

      Before taking the praise challenge, I found it difficult to feel God’s love for me. After I took the challenge, I found myself experiencing His love beyond anything I imagined. Before, I sometimes felt abandoned by God. Afterward, His presence in my life became more concrete and I found it easier to trust Him. I am more convinced than ever that establishing intentional time for private praise is critical to transformation in the life of the believer.

      I am guessing that you picked up this book because you are longing for a deeper encounter with God. Maybe life has dealt you an unfair blow and you feel afraid. It could be that you are wrestling with some significant doubts about God, and someone recommended that you read this book. Perhaps your heart is crying for a fresh awakening to the Holy Spirit’s voice and power. That longing comes from God; He is prompting it. Praising Him was His idea in the first place. God invites us to praise Him, not just because praise gives God His due, but also because of what it does in us and for us. Praise restores our faith, fills us with joy, calms our fears, and inspires us to love and obey God. If you long for those changes in your life, I invite you to take the praise challenge:

      Spend 20 minutes intentionally praising God for 30 consecutive days.

      In Part 2 of this book, 30 Days of Praise, you’ll find help for doing just that. Each day begins with an invitation to praise God for some characteristic of His deity. Written as if they are from God Himself, these Scripture-based invitations are designed to help you hear God’s voice. Each day also includes guidance for how to praise God, suggestions for music to listen to in order to prompt your praise, and a journal idea to help you process your praise journey.

      In addition, each day has a prayer of praise. Because we worship a triune God, these prayers may be directed to one or more members of the Trinity. The Bible teaches that God exists eternally in three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. As you praise each person of the Trinity, your faith will grow and you will be drawn into deeper intimacy with each member of the Godhead.

      In Part 3, Taking It Further, you will find ideas and tips for how to enhance your praise journey. You will learn how to praise God through His names, through the Psalms, through the book of Revelation, and through a declaration of faith. In addition, you will gain insight into how to praise when you are grieving or feeling depressed, as well as how to praise in order to defeat the Enemy. You can use these praise helps over and over again as you move ahead in your praise journey.

      To get the most out of your praise time, you’ll need:

      Intentionality. It’s easy to begin the praise challenge with a skeptical heart. I understand that. But don’t allow yourself to stay in that skepticism. Ask God to uproot any doubt in you, and trust the Holy Spirit to give you childlike faith for this adventure. As you progress through the challenge, you may experience God’s presence in a fresh way. Tell the Lord in advance that you are ready to experience as much of Him as possible.

      As you begin to be more intentional about praise, you will find that you hear God’s voice more clearly. His voice might be a deep prompting in your spirit, or it might be His words in your mind calling you to some action. When you hear God speak to you in prayer, don’t second-guess or question whether you imagined His voice. Instead, trust by faith that you did hear His voice and then respond in obedience and faith.

      Praise music that prompts you to worship. Music has been

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