Giving God the Glory

Do we really give God the glory or do we give ourselves the glory?

Some things I've heard:
Mam, I'm just being kind and acting the way a Christian should act.

Who is getting the praise here?

In my opinion, anytime a sentence or statement contains the words I, me, my, we must recognize the fact that I, me, my are the ones being praised, not the Lord.

We praise our children thus: Honey, you did great! You made an A on that paper. OR Joey, that was a good thing you did when you washed my car. OR Thank you, honey, for taking out the trash. It sure helped me a lot.

We CAN praise the Lord only in the same way. Simply saying Praise the Lord is not praise. Saying, We give you the honor and glory, Father, is not praise.

This is praise:
Lord, thank you for protecting me today. If you hadn't been there for me, I would have wrecked the car and maybe died.

Lord, you're so good to me. You helped me find this job. I owe it all to you.

Father, there is none other as great as you. You loved me before I ever knew you. You saved my soul. You filled me with the precious Holy Spirit. Thank you.

Listen, honey, go to the Lord with that problem. He's the only one who can help. Let me tell you what he did for me just yesterday. [Then the speaker begins to tell what the Lord did yesterday.] This is praise.

Next time you go into the church, lift your hands and shout Praise the Lord don't forget to add what you're praising him for. Otherwise your words are empty.