If you are like me, it is much easier to offer praise to God when good things are happening. I am reminded while studying in Acts that Paul shows us that even in tough times, it is good to praise God. On Paul’s 2nd missionary journey, he was not permitted to go where he first chose to go. Nor was his second choice accepted. So, he set out on a trip where he was beaten and then thrown in jail. What does he do? He sings and prays to God in praise worship.
Psalm 145:18-19 (ESV)
18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
Hebrews 13:15 (ESV)
15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.