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Praising God is for our benefit not His.

God, who is worthy of all Praise, is still fully God whether we praise him or not. He is not ¹diminished by our lack of praise nor in need of it. 

Nor does He need us or our praise to be complete or fill up something lacking in him. He is the same God with or without us or it. Our praise is for our benefit and others. He enjoys our praise; he doesn't ¹need it.

God is not on an ego trip when he calls us to worship and glorify him. Instead he is calling us to partake of him and his Love to the fullest extent possible. He is seeking to love us i.e. bring us into a ²fuller experience of His love. 

God knows we are most fulfilled and whole when we are ²honoring him most. This is why He regularly calls us to do so. He knows this is essential to our well being and maximum flourishing better than we do.

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¹God is not diminished in who is but He can be diminished in the eyes of others. Others are drawn to Him more when they see our trust, praise and love for God. When they are, He is delighted for their sake and ours.


God is diminished in the eyes of others by our lack of praise. He is not diminished in the essence of his being. God is fully God with or without our praise. And this is because hes the God of all glory, honor, beauty and praise within the dynamic, overflowing community of love among Father, Son, and Spirit from all eternity past.

²God calling us to honor him isn't out of His need for us but our need for Him. We listen best to who we honor most. 

If God is the all wise, loving and powerful being He claims to be it is in our best interest we heed His instructions to us and directions for us.


We listen least to who we respect least. An illustration of this is our kids. If your kids no longer listen to you it is because they no Longer Respect you and trust your love for them. 

For a more in depth discussion on why kids rebel click here. 

Or if you have no kids your attitude towards your parents reflects this as well. If you no longer listen to your parents while under their direct care it is because you no longer respect them and trust their love for you. 


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