Monday, January 2, 2012

PRAISE FOR OTHERS



Dear One,

Give praise where praise is deserved and valued.
Also give praise to the undeserving and least valued people because their need is greater.
Praising and honoring the least deserving people is casting pearls upon the good ground because the need is greater for the receiver of the praise. That praise for the least deserving people helps build My dwelling place within them because they must feel valued before they will allow Me to live within them.
Praise in the form of compliments elevates a person to the place of feeling valued and honored. It is, in essence, giving praise to Me because I live in the recipient of the praise. It is being merciful and kind to the poor in spirit.
Praise is appreciation for the life of the recipient of the praise, giving praise for the blessing the person has been to your life.
Praise also raises the standards for actions of a person by your giving the person recognition, appreciation, value and love. It says that person is capable of becoming more than he thinks he can become.
Praise takes many forms. It can be a compliment. It can be a smile. It can be a joyful comment, sharing the goodness of the day. It can be asking a person's opinion in making a decision, insinuating that you value the person's assessment of a situation or thing. It can be take many forms but praise always elevates the person in your mind, so your praise elevates the person's value in his own mind.
Praise says the person is valued enough by you to be noticed. It makes the person feel important enough to be valued by Me, thus preparing the way for My entrance into his life.
Praise is a form of prayer to Me but it is also a form of prayer for others.

Love, God
Matthew 5:-3-9; Luke 6:31-36; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-15; Matthew 25:40; John 13:14.
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