Scripture:

Job 1:21

21 and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”

There is a saying that "Everything comes out in the wash."   Meaning that when you and I are tested, the real stuff comes out, it is in how we respond.   Another saying: "What we do when no one is looking, that is what defines you." I say all that to say it is easy to praise God in the midst of good things, when life is going well, when everything fits, or is going right.   It is easy to lift your hands on the mountain tops, but what about in the low places, the valleys? Job reminds us that God is still good even in the low places, the tough times, the rough spots. He is still good, and He is still watching over our lives. He is just as good as He was on the mountain tops. 

"Blessed be the name of the Lord." 

Learning to praise no matter where life has you is the takeaway here.  Seeing God as good no matter what stage you are in, God is not the author of your trouble, but rather with you in it, walking through it, seeing you to the other side.   The application is to praise Him no matter the circumstance you find yourself in.

Lord, I praise you, you are worthy of praise on my highest days and my lowest days. I pray that we would always declare the goodness of our God, that we would trust you on the mountain tops and in the valleys in Jesus' name, Amen!