What Must You Know Before You Can Praise Hashem?

True praise requires the Awareness that our good fortune is due not to our skill or wisdom or personality, but solely to the kindness of Hashem. It is indeed meritorious to shout our thanks to the Creator, and it should always be done... But genuine praise requires the True Knowledge which consists of Emunah and Bitachon: the Awareness that Hashem alone is the cause of our welfare. — Awake, My Glory