Malachi 1:8

“And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? 

and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil?

offer it now unto thy governor;

will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.”

I have found that the best course of action is not to try and bring God down to our level (a much lower level). Rather, we should try to live up to His level.

From my own personal experience, my greatest struggles happened when I tried to make the stuff I was into acceptable to God. 

I tried to accomplish this by offering Him my praises in the midst of my mess. This allowed me to live in the illusion that what I was doing was okay. I was trying to drag God to my level.

Once I remembered who God is, I was able to see  clearly. I was able to understand that if I really wanted to offer an acceptable praise to God, I had to first be willing to let go of my mess. I had to rise to His level (strive to please Him).

I am far from perfect. But I understand I must be willing to let go of things that keep me separated from God. 

We know what is right, it is just time to do it. This takes practice, lots of practice.