I’ve got to stop worrying about useless stuff before worship (& during, & then talking about it after)…. so what if my mic is weird or the sound system is acting up or… or…. whatever! Yes, they can be distracting, but who cares! I just need to get over it, move on & not talk about it anymore.
I did pretty good considering that I often have had difficulty focusing myself [solely, fully & thoroughly unto worshiping & glorifying the Lord], during the service today, trying to, as a part of our praise team, help engage the congregation into worship (many of whom seem to like standing around with their arms crossed & no expression on their faces). So, I tried to help ‘lead’ as is part of the job of us as praise team members, instead of just be in the worship, eyes always closed & not helping others to engage in worship as well…
I just don’t understand the lack of emotion & statue-like postures of some during worship services. After Jesus sacrificed Himself for us to show God’s unfailing love & care for us, how could you just stand there motionless & emotionless?! I just can’t understand that in others. Do they just not get it? Or are they afraid to let others see them in worship? We should all be there for the same reasons! I don’t know if a week goes by (both in & out of worship services) that I don’t shed tears of joy & amazement at what the Lord has done for us, not to mention all the other blessings He bestows on me (that could easily be missed if I wasn’t ‘in tune’ with Him). It breaks my heart that others can’t seem to get out of their understanding of what worship is all about (not religion/church, but about glorifying the Almighty, worshiping Him in spirit & in truth!) Maybe in fact, it is that they don’t even think of it as worship, but as just getting their weekly dose of God each week.
But some of these people are the same ones who seem to display so much more emotion than they do during worship in a simple “Hello!”
I just don’t get it. I can’t get enough of worshiping my Lord–my Rock, my Redeemer, my Saviour King! For all He does & has done for me, I’d be facedown at His feet every moment in my life because He cared & loved me that much, to die for my redemption, & I so imperfect (& never possibly so until He comes again); I who ignored Him all those years… even when things weren’t right in my life, He still watched over me & cared for me, waiting patiently for one of His beloved daughters to finally return to Him! & I can’t thank Him enough for such love that He never gives up, that He cared for me that much. That the Lord, as stated in the book of Jeremiah, has plans for me!
Operation engage the hearts of the congregation - time to begin getting underway, & firstly, to pray…
A Prayer:
Lord, I lift this cry up to you. Do whatever you can through our praise team of worship leaders, through our pastors, & through those in the Church who understand. Revival in my heart, Lord, I pray. Revival in all our hearts, I pray. I know I’m not capable of doing it myself, Lord, as is none of us. But through You working in us, anything is possible because You are the God of the impossible! Do Your will, have Your way in us, let Your Holy Spirit rain down, pour out over us as You have promised, let Him move us, let Him consume us like a burning fire of indescribable, unexplainable passion for You & You alone!
