Dec 2020_Life Videos
 (Spirit helper speaking: ) You know what I love to do? Though I can’t make all problems suddenly vanish, I love to do research and discover all the cool ways that Jesus got people out of really tight pickles and can’t-do-it type of situations. He’s so clever and can really do anything. Sometimes He’ll work with the physical limitations and people who are around, getting them to do His will, and other times He’ll just do whatever it takes, using things that are in the spiritual realm beyond what you see, hear and feel. 
It’s such a thrill to find out what Jesus did, how He did it—and it’s even more fun to proclaim it then to others. Even if all that you can do is say “Thank God for…” when in a conversation with others, or some simple way to acknowledge to others the Lord’s goodness. 
Try it for a week or so, try to see all the good things and ways the Lord works in yours and in other’s lives. You can even keep a secret tally to mark how many times you noticed something good the Lord did for you or others, or that He stopped something bad from happening. That can be a simple way to praise Him. 
At meal times, when you open with praise, try to think of something fresh that His lovingkindness made possible and say it to those at the meal. 
There are whole movie series in Heaven, with real live footage of neat and sweet things that Jesus did. This helps us all get to see a tender side, a compassionate side to the God we serve day and night. When we watch an episode, then we all praise the Lord and have a feast of praise. It fires us up to lift our hearts in praise even more. 
And you know, when you get to Heaven, you might find that a series has been made of the highlights of your life, the good things Jesus especially did for you. But the catch is, the series might only contain those events that you praised the Lord for while on Earth—good or bad things—that you praised God for and in and because of. 
How long will the video of your life be? Your praises now might determine its length. 
You don’t want to show up to praise video night with barely a few minutes of a show. We’d all be disappointed in that, when we are all geared for a good and interesting video. 
Think about it, if the video team who get clips of your life only have access to include the things you truly praised the Lord for, what will be seen on the show? Will it only be a video of sunshine? Or a whole series of all the meals you ate, as that was the only time you praised, and the main topic? 
I wanna see some excitement! The good miracles, which were many, as well as some challenges you faced. Let’s have video night together and laugh and even cry a bit, or be kept in suspense as well a time or two—because you praised through the times when you had no idea what was going to happen next.  
When you have extreme praise in extremely challenging times, this makes for a great show. And of course all the sweet and heart-warming moments of life too, when the Lord answered your prayers and did something really special. I love seeing that too.
So praise—and it will allow an awesome video series to be put together, showing top highlights of your life. 
Without praise, some key parts of the story will have to be left out, because they didn’t get permission to be in the film, as they lacked the Lord’s Spirit. Praise brings the Lord’s Spirit into the real living video of your life that will get to be seen later on!