Don't Wait till the Battle's Over SHOUT NOW!!

There is a story in the old Testament that tells us about a time when the Lord sent the praisers out to a battle in front of the soldiers.  Well, by the time the praisers got to the camp with the soldiers, all the enemy soldiers had either run away or they had killed each other.  If you are having a hard time right now, it means that the enemy has plans for you.  He's a defeated foe.  We were given authority to trample him and his power.  (Luke 10:17) Let's begin to sing praises to God who fights our battles!
We have to begin by being thankful even when we don't feel like it.  We have to push the negative feelings away and confess with our mouths that we are grateful for what we do have.  We are thankful for the basics.  We are rejoicing that he loves and forgives us.

Heavenly Father, we thank you so much that we were able to wake up this morning.  We thank you for a place to lay our heads at night.  We rejoice that we can put food in our bodies and that we have a way to get around from place to place even if it's an old bicycle.  We thank you for food to eat and water to drink.  We thank you for lights to see and for heat to stay warm.  We thank you for clothes to wear when the weather is hot outside and for coats to wear when it's cold.  Thank you Lord for friends and family who stick by us. Thank you for the ability to read because without it, we couldn't read your word.  Thank you for the promises that you put in your word and for the hope that you put in our hearts.  We give you praises for the job that we have and for the help that we get when we need it.  We are thankful for the little things and thankful for the big ones, too.  We know that the plans you have for us are to prosper and not to be harmed.  They are for a hope and a future.  We know because Your word tells us that in the book of Jeremiah 29:11.  Help us Lord to walk forward in faith and to be an example to others that we serve a mighty and an awesome God.  We serve a God who is real and who cares for us.  We are thankful that you chose to reveal yourself to us.  Thank you Lord.  In Jesus name.  Amen.