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“In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark.” —Toby Mac

David went through a LOT of trials, including the loss of a child and being forced to flee for his life from Saul, who really wanted him dead. Through it all, David never blamed God or turned his back on Him. David continued to praise His God several times, every day. David wrote many songs in the Psalms - some of them are about thanksgiving, praise and adoration of God; but some psalms are about pain, suffering, repentance, and pleas for forgiveness.

David shows us that, no matter what, God will carry you through it all. Just keep praying and praising! 🙌

Friend, the enemy will keep throwing you curve balls. His tactics are to destroy your peace, steal your joy, get you away from God and take you down any way he can. Don't let the enemy get to you. When you are close to God, the enemy can't touch you. In the darkest times of your life, let your praise to God be the loudest you can make it. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of that dark Psalm 23 valley, because your God is walking beside you all the way. He never leaves you for a second. Even if you can't feel Him there. Amen! 🙌

“Pray many times per day” by Chris Jane

“Psalm 119:160-164 says: “Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.”

The bible tells us that David had a vow of praise unto the Lord. Seven times a day he would praise the Lord, and three times a day he would pray. The political class must have hated it. It didn’t matter if he was in the middle of a press conference, or state of the union address, or photo-ops or whatever, they knew that at any moment this crazy, guitar playing king, would grab up the kinnor and begin to whirl and dance and praise the Lord.

What if we established this same discipline in our own lives? What if when we wake up in the morning, we lay there for a few minutes and sing to the Lord the song that’s in our hearts. At mid-morning we could sing our favorite scripture songs to Him. At lunchtime, even if you’re going through the drive-through, turn up the music and set your thoughts on Him. In the mid-afternoon, whatever’s going on, take a few minutes and have a praise vacation. Recall some of your favorite praise and worship choruses. And what if you sang your thanks over dinner with your family. And in the evening, try turning the TV off for 10 minutes and dance before Him. And at bedtime, like David, let “a song be upon your lips.”