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If you’ve been in church for awhile, you may have heard someone say, “Praise your way out.” What some of them are saying is if we praise God long enough while facing difficulties, our praise will bring us out of that negative situation. They get this from the story of Paul and Silas in Acts 16.

Acts 16:25-26 CEV‬ About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners.

Praising our way out is not entirely true. Our faith in God’s word and what He’s made available through Jesus Christ brings us out of negative situations.

When Paul and Silas were in prison, they had no clue that their praise would open the prison doors and remove their chains. The Holy Spirit or an angel didn’t encourage them to praise God to be free. They genuinely were praising God because of the love they had for Him.

Praise keeps our focus off the negative situation and on God. When we praise God, we convince ourselves and we let everyone else around us know Who we rely on.

Keep your faith in God’s word to be delivered from negative situations, but keep your focus on Him through praise and worship.

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