Praise is nothing more than expressing warm approval and admiration of something. A very good example is the praise we give God in song. We work hard and long with little praise in this world. We do not work for a pat on the back. We do not need a gold star for everything we do right. When they come it is always a warmly received statement of encouragement. Giving praise has a lot to do with understanding. I have received and given more praise to people in areas I know by experience are difficult to accomplish. Imagine how God feels when we praise Him because of what we have come to learn about Him. (Psalms 67:3) We cannot overlook praising God. We do need to make sure that praise is genuine. It is easy to give genuine praise to God when we understand the magnitude of what He has done for us. Praise God.
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:27). It would be best if you worked on creating in your mind mental structures for success. A study was done where two basketball teams had to shoot free throws. One group went out and shot 100 free throws with something life 30% accuracy. The second group had sat for 30 minutes and visualized making a perfect free throw 100 times. That team went out and shot 100 free throws with 75% accuracy. What is the difference? The mental structure. You can do the same. Paul said, “I discipline my body, I seek to please God.” Just like Paul, we must get in our heads what we will do to be successful in Christ. Work to create Godly mental structures. ...
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