Worship as a lifestyle?

I was chatting with a close friend yesterday and we were talking about worship. I was just telling him that we were all made to worship Him, and that is one of the main reasons why we are standing (or sitting here, depending on whether you're seated now...hur hur)

I briefly mentioned that most of the time when we go through a testing situation that is hard to withstand or bear, we consider that as a trial but I believe to a certain extent that even if we as Christians carry on life without worshipping Him, isn't that considered a trial as well (because the reason for our existence is to worship Him). In addition it's like a test of our faith and how strongly feel for God?

Coincidentally, I read about praise and worship yesterday. And I guess that's why I want to share about it. Worship's not only just for the Leaders, nor the people playing the instruments, nor the people standing on stage. Worship is also not only about the congregation lifting hands, opening mouths and proclaiming Jesus is God. I feel worship encompasses more than all of the stated examples. Other than the many aspects of worship mentioned above, I believe it has also got to do with our everyday living. As one of the websites that I came across today, it puts across saying that it happens everyday and everywhere in the life of a believer and it's not limited to music and singing.

What came to mind when I was bathing last night, is that worship glorifies Him in thought, word and deed. That means that whatever we do, think and say should ideally be pleasing to Him. It may be hard, but I believe as we spend more time with Him and submit our reaction(s) first to Him, we would do, say, and think more out of His Love.

As what S2 said earlier, we want to be a group of people who love the Lord because He loved us first. We want to honour Him with our lives. We also want to love one another, because that is what the Lord commanded us to do. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." By honouring and pleasing Him through whatever we do, people will see the light and will be drawn to Love.

Father God
I pray for each and every one of us that whatever we do, say and even think would be centred around you. I pray that we would consider you before execution of any action and I pray that we would strive to walk closely with you so we would seek you and know that you are God in our lives (and that includes every aspect).
Amen!

The only hands God has today are our hands, and how true that is! Through us, He can reach out and touch the people who need to know that He cares.



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