Becoming more Christ like is the most sublime goal of all creation. This is the greatest good, the highest joy of the human spirit. Praise improves mental health. The root cause of many mental and emotional disorders is excessive focus on the personal ego, or self-centeredness. Worship and praise of God demands a shift of center from self to God.
Praise is a way of life.
To be most effective, praise must be massive, continuous, a fixed habit, a full-time occupation, a diligently pursued vocation, a total way of life. This suggests a premeditated and predetermined habit of praise. Successful prayer is overcoming satanic opposition to the purposes of GOd. The missing element in prayer that does not prevail is triumphant faith. And the missing element in faith that does not triumph is Praise - ongoing, purposeful, aggressive praise.