Praise

Praise can heighten your awareness that distressing circumstances are God's blessings in disguise. Your trials rip away the flimsy fabric of your self-sufficiency. This makes room for God's spirit to weave into your life a true and solid confidence--the kind of confidence that Paul expressed in Philippians 4:13: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Ruth Myers, 31 Days of Praise, 124