It's easy to praise God when life is good. When we're looking at life from the top of a great mountain and we can see the beauty of creation all around, praise just seems to flow effortlessly. Maybe an awesome service at church blesses you and you are on top of a spiritual mountain basking in God's presence. Mountain top experiences bring such a great relief and refreshing. On top of that mountain Satan knows that you are too close to God for him to reach you, so he waits. Like King Ben-Hadad in the old testament, Satan thinks that God is only God on the mountain. He will wait until you are in the valley or on the plains. Surrounded by life's struggles and hindrances we find ourselves looking at circumstanses instead of praising God and we make our way off the mountain down to the valley and into the traps set by the enemy of our soul. But, just as King Ben-Hadad found out, God is still God in the valley and on the plains. And, God is with you in the valley like He is on the mountain. Sickness may bring you down, debt may bring you down, family difficulties may bring you down, but God is still God. When you call on his name he will deliver you from your enemies. Praise him when you are on the mountain and when you are in the valley because he is there.
