Some days, it feels like life sucker punches the breath right out of you. You’re doing your best—praying, believing, showing up—but it’s like everything you hoped for collapses in your hands. And then comes the whisper: “Give up. It’s not worth it.”
That whisper isn’t from God. That’s the enemy, the accuser, the liar. And his goal is simple: to make you forget who you are and whose you are.
But praise? Praise is holy defiance.
The lyrics say, “When you feel the urge within you to submit to earthly fears, don’t let the faith you’re standing on seem to disappear.” That’s not just poetic—it’s scriptural.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, NKJV)
The enemy is relentless, but he’s not creative. He uses the same old lies dressed in new pain.
But God has already armed us with something powerful. Praise.
Psalm 149:6 says,
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”
Praise isn’t just emotional expression—it’s spiritual warfare. It silences the lies. It reminds your spirit that the battle is already won because Jesus is alive.
The song declares, “Praise the Lord, for our God inhabits praise.” That’s pulled from Psalm 22:3—God doesn’t just listen to praise; He dwells in it. Your praise invites His presence, and where He is, darkness cannot stay.
So don’t wait for the storm to pass. Don’t wait for the chains to fall. Praise in the storm. Praise with the chains still rattling. Because those very chains, as the song says, “serve only to remind you that they fall powerless behind you.”
This is how we fight back.
Praise is more than a song. It’s a statement of truth in the face of every lie.
