my walk

The last few weeks - I’ve been thinking about what Worship meant to me. I’ve experienced the power of worship, and how close I can get to God through it, but does listening to Hillsongs a 1000 times mean anything if I dont focus on the lyrics? Am I listening for the sake of hearing a tune, or am I really letting the music draw me into the presence of God?

Dont just let your music instincts let you ignore the true meaning of worship. Really dwell on each word, and surrender yourself to God.

Worship.

Worship is a huge thing
We look forward to worship every week
When the music includes one of our favorites, we say “Hey thats Great”
When the music stinks, we yawn and wonder why the worship wasn’t very good
We leave churches because of the “worship style”

Worship is a huge thing.
Have you ever wondered if we’re more concerned with what worship does FOR us.
or less concerned with the Object of our worship
It seems like it’s more about what we GET
not what we GIVE
It would be like taking a gift to a friend’s birthday party,
and keeping it to yourself.
Worship is all about GIVING our lives (again) to God
Worship is not about the feeling we receive when we sing
Worship is not about convincing God to bless us
Worship is not about whether or not the guitar is too loud
Worship is not about what’s happening on the stage
Worship is not about entertainment, lighting or sound
Worship is not about US
It’s about HIM

And we enter through the gateway of cross
At the cross we,
surrender, love, cry, dream, give up, shutup, kneel, confess

We look at God and place HIM above all else
Because He’s worth it

Life gets crazy and painful.
No one can deny that.
Job stress, divorce, death, addictions, parenting, loneliness

No one is asking you to pretend that those things arn’t affecting you
Don’t pretend
But you’re just being invited to bring that stuff ot the cross, and to simple gaze at Jesus

And as you look at Him,
allow your response to be

Worship.

Watch this video please:

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=41e8a2ec17e894a2626f

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