Praise Gets God

Psalm 50:14-15, 23 AMP:
Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High, And call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.
He who brings an offering of praise and thanksgiving honors and glorifies Me; and he who orders his way aright [who prepares the way that I may show him], to him I will demonstrate the salvation of God.

There are a lot of things demanding for our attention today. The fear of God seems to have been replaced with a pursuit of power, possessions and position. We seem to have discovered new ways of doing evil and pursuing our own agenda. Nobody talks about the agape kind of love anymore; the false variants of what we erroneously call love is what is celebrated everywhere we turn.
In the midst of all these, God is still seeking for people who understand His place in the affairs of men, and who worship Him, not because of what they get from him, but because of their understanding of who He is. From the verses quoted above, there's really no 'specific' reason given why we should praise God but a man with a full ujderstanding of his place and purpose and the nature and power of God will understand the demand of these verses. There does not have to be a reason to praise God. God himself did not say it would be easy to do, that's why it is called a sacrifice of praise. Have you ever seen any animal laughing to the slaughter-house to be killed? If it could talk or express itself, I'm sure it would make a choice to live and not die. God is also asking us today to offer him a sacrifie of praise. It must cost us something or we would take God for granted. If we only praise Go when all was well, we would be pampered, spoilt and unpredictable Christians who couldn't be trusted in times of stress.
As I read the verses above again, I see a strong link between praising God and deliverance from trouble. Troubles seem to be an integral part of our growth and development as Christians. But God assures us that as we praise Him, he sets out to deliver us. It seems as if praise enables him to act on our behalf. It seems as if our praise gives him legal grounds to counter everything the devil brings our way. So why is praise so difficult for us?
As I read the last verse also, I sense a warning. Praise without principles will not get you anywhere. If you don't live right, your words, no matter how inspired they are, will never give you the breakthrough you seek. As you order your conversation aright, as you seek to live right, and as you deny yourself and make sacrifices by opening your mouth to declare the praises of God no matter the circumstances, all these enable God to act on our behalf.
I must end on this note: we cannot ignore God. What you tell yourself is not as important as the reality of God's presence. You can choose to live as if God does not exist but then, God isn't God simply because we agree he's God; he remains God, no matter our opinions, impressions or feelings. He didn't need me to feel good about himself; i am the one that needs him so I can find out my purpose in Him.  Psalm 50:22 AMP:
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
What more needs be said? Praise God now, his time of favour is here.