i love to worship
that's such a simple statement but i don't think i can put it any better than that. last friday i had 3 small groups come to my place to just worship, and it was great. i was a little nervous at first leading all these people in worship, but as soon as we started singing, i felt God telling me that my job was over now, and just the fact that i was willing to do it was all God was asking of me. so once we started singing i just let go and let God take over, and it was great, everyone was worshipping. i was planning on sharing some thoughts i had on worship but it didn't feel right to break the flow that was going so i decided to just keep going on with the songs. but it's really interesting because the passage that i was going to talk about was the exact same one that brad used in his sermon on sunday. Basically God delivers israel from egypt and the red sea has just been parted, and after the people saw this the were afraid of the Lord and responded to him by singing to him and declaring that He was their God. And thousands of years later it's the same thing, God acts, and we respond to him. that's what worship is, our response to how great God is. And after we finished singing i prayed that worship wouldn't stop when the music stopped but rather, i would respond to God 24/7. It's been kinda hard. Lately my quiet times have been really powerful, and when i quiet my heart before God i can really worship him for who he is, in light of who i am. But i've noticed that in a noisy world it's hard to respond well to God in everyday situations. i've blown opportunities but i still think im on the right track, i just need to get more practice living this way, since im not used to it. It's challenging , but it's so rewarding to repond to everyday heartaches and trials in worship.