Anything in life that you will excell in requires preparation. College, technical institutions, seminary, life experiences (learning to ride a bike, learning to read, preparing to give a speech or sermon) all prepare individuals for success. One can tell when an individual has not prepared themself. There is a disconnect with the audience or evident failure in their finished product. It is the same with our worship. Preparation in the Lord must be evident in order to receive ALL of your blessings! Your mind and your heart must be a conduit for the Holy Spirit to use in order to produce effective results. Witnessing and ministering to the saved and more importantly to the unsaved is our sole responsibility as Christians. In order to be effective, we must be knowledgeable and wise to present Christ in an introductory manner so as not to frighten them with condemnation and persecution. We must introduce a ground breaking technique.
This prepares the way of the individual for obtaining a more in-depth understanding of the oracles of God. Jesus prepared the world in his flesh form for what was to come through spiritual the realm. His mission on earth was to reveal the purpose of our Heavenly Father by showing us how to acquire abundant life. Jesus' journey was marked with compassion and humility to leave us with a recorded daily instructional guide for spiritual living-the Bible. He denounced sin by refusing to participate in it. He showed love in order for us to offer love. He died in the flesh to show humanity the temporal side of life. His main goal was to show that anyone who proclaimed life by accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior and denounced flesh/death would indeed inherit the kingdom by gaining eternal life.
Preparation is mandatory for anything that we do in Jesus' Name. When we pray, we must know the promises of God in order to have a conversation with HIM. Prayer is our direct line of communication with God. When we petition God for one of our many, never-ending requests, we must pray in the spirit of God which allows us access to the Holy of Holies. This is only done if you have relationship with God. In order to ask God for something you must have the faith to believe that if you pray in His will then you will be blessed with your heart's desires. So how do we display this faith? Praise! Yes praise Him for what He has done, what He is doing, and more importantly what He will do! Your praise is your weapon in seasons of adversity, distress, and grief. It is your exclamation mark for everything that is right and wrong in your life. Your praise should be complete with preparation. How do you approach the Lord (who is our advocate)? It should be with praise (thanking Him for who He is in the universe and your life, with meekness and humility through repentance and atonement for your sins, and with supplication by reducing self and defering all things to unto Him. This is your preparational praise to advance yourself in His Kingdom on earth as it is His will in Heaven.
So prepare yourself to prepare to praise your way through your circumstances. Jesus is only a prayer away! Have a blessed season that is accentuated by your praise! Much praise, much power...
