Imagine having a child who showed no interest in the things of God.

That's what a woman named Kathy experienced.

One day, I remember my husband told him that God had a plan for his life.

And he said, I have plans of my own.

And that was the last time that we saw him in our home, the next time

we saw him, he had been arrested for murder.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Thanksgiving Day. When the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they didn't take it lightly,

and they've been through times of drastic sickness and scarcity.

Still, they were able to thank and praise God for all that he had done. In our emotions, our

finances, and our relationships, you and I are going to go through some scarce times too.

In a few minutes, we'll hear from a woman who learned that in a powerful way when her son

was arrested. First, Nancy's continuing in her teaching series

called The Power and Practice of Praise. Calvin Miller has written an allegory called The Valiant

Papers. It's the story of how a guardian angel named Valiant deals with trying to bring his

latest charge, an Ohio businessman named J.B. Considine, to faith in Christ.

There's a quote in that book that has bearing on what we're talking about this week, the matter of praise and worship.

He says, I've never forgotten that Daystar, which in this allegory is a name for Satan,

Daystar began his great insurrection by frowning and skipping his morning alleluias.

It must have seemed minor at the time, he says, but hell grows out of paradise gone sour.

Joy is a discipline,

and fallen angels were always those who grew negligent with their praise.

Daystar began his great insurrection by frowning and skipping his morning,

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