Worship. I've been learning a lot about it.
Have you ever walked into church feeling burdened down by everything thats happened the past week, not so sure tha you can really praise the Lord that day? You start singing the songs, and are especially drawn to the ones that talk about how you are feeling....and then you're not so into singing "How Great is Our God" because its just all about praising the Lord, with no regard to how you're doing?
Story of my life.
But recently, the Lord has been showing me and challenging me with this idea that if I am not willing to lay aside my problems aside to FOCUS on Hiim, then in a way, I am worshipping my problems. By putting them on the same level as the glory and greatness of my Lord, I am giving my problems and circumstances a pedastal that they do not deserve.
I just finished reading through the Psalms in about 3 days (and yes, that was a lot!), and a lot of the Psalms that stood out to me where the Psalmist would stop and praise the Lord in the middle of a bunch of his complaints. Wow.
Obviously the point of worship of the Lord is to magnify Him and bless His name...but how often do we come to worship to do that? Maybe if we had a good week, not so much if our week was not the best. The point is that His name is worth glorifying each week. Each day. Hour. Minute. Second. You get the picture.
I know I've written about this before, but there is nothing in our lives so great that it deserves more precedence than the Lord. Can I get an amen?
Jesus be exalted above my worries
Be exalted above my fears
Be exalted above my problems
Be exalted above my feelings
Be exalted above my circumstances
Be exalted in my life...
Amen.
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