Don’t just trust God while you’re in your storm; trust Him before it comes and then when you come out. See, I’ve found that when you praise God before the storm, you are storing up prayers needed to help you through your storm. When you praise God while in your storm, you are storing up prayers for when you come out. 
And when you praise God after you get out, you are letting Him know you are still grateful that He allowed the storm to come but it didn’t kill you! Please understand, your storm can be sickness but it wasn’t until death. Your storm can be addiction but it didn’t claim your family or your life. Your storm can be job loss but it shouldn’t take your joy. Your storm can be financial hardship but it shouldn’t negate the fact that God is your provider. I get it; your storm may be hard, the wind is picking up, the clouds are starting to turn dark and the rain is starting to pour but then what? I ask this question because, when it’s physically raining, your day-to-day operations don’t stop so why should your praise stop during your spiritual storm?
Still don’t get it? On the other day, here in the city, we were under a tornado watch. The winds were heavy, it was so dark outside you could hardly see and when the rain started, it poured; yet folk stayed at work, folk went to the nail shop (I did), folk continued their grocery shopping, folk went out to eat, folk went to the movies; their day didn’t stop because the storm was raging outside. Why? Because they had on their rain gear to protect them, they felt safe where they were and they trusted God through it. It’s the same when it comes to your spiritual storm. You’ve got to have your rain gear on (that comes from knowing whose you are and studying God’s word); you’ve got to believe you are in a safe place and you’ve got to trust God through it. Beloved, God isn’t going to place you into anything He hasn’t already equipped you for but you know this already, right? Then where is your praise? Where is your strength? Where is your joy? Don’t just praise God when you come out of your storm but praise God before you even go in (Lord, I trust you)! Praise God during your storm (Lord, I still trust you)! Then praise God when you come out (Lord, I trust you even more)! Praise God at all times that way when you call Him, He’ll know your voice. Don’t wait until the battle is over …
“And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10
Lakisha, the Author 