Worship

Worship is by dictionary definition, "the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration of a deity". It is declaring the worth of something. It is not at all about us. It is about how much we love and need God. Worship reflects our relationship with God, it is not our entire relationship with Him. An example of worship includes S.M. Lockridge's "That's My King" message. I recommend you look it up and listen to it, it really does create an impact.

Worship is something that has always been and always will be very important. The Bible even commands us to do it. Psalm 148:5 and 13, "Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded an they were created. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens." We were created to worship God with our whole being. Have you ever worshiped God with such passion that you saw nothing else around you? If you have you know that it's in those moments you feel most alive, when you feel the most complete. For those of you that haven't, that's how it feels, it's the most incredible feeling that's ever been experienced here on Earth, it's incomparable. So, what's stopping us from always worshiping God with that passion?

A lot of us live in a self-absorbed state. We tend to ask the question, "How does this benefit me?". Worship just isn't about us, it's God who is the audience, so it's the completely wrong approach to worship. We also concentrate so much on the music and those around us that we get nervous about really letting ourselves go to God. We look around at others around us and feel like they are all watching us, for that I recommend you go to a separate area by yourself so that you can just be alone with God and not have to worry about all the others.

Backing Off

My friend Nick and I haven't really talked since he said that I can't trust him enough to date. Usually us not talking doesn't bother me, it just annoys me when other people talk about how close they are with him. However, the other day when a group of us went to play basketball it was the first time we had seen each other in months. I don't know why, but it really bothered me that we had lost contact. It bothered me to the point where we had to call a timeout because I was crying. He told me that he loved me and that he was a fool for not being there for me anymore, but I really didn't buy it.

I felt so awful because I didn't trust a word that Nick said. I've started thinking that Nick is merely being polite towards me and is perfectly contend with us being acquaintances. And if that's how he wants us to be, fine, I'm not going to pressure him into being friends with me, I wouldn't do that to anyone. It's his choice and I have to leave in God's hands because I really don't want to lose Nick as a friend. He means too much to me, he's helped me with so much and I just have to leave it to God because I know that if I don't, I'll completely mess everything up. I have to pray this prayer to God often so that I don't ever forget that it is not me who can handle the trouble of life, but Christ, my Savior. Psalm 40:11-13, "Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me. For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me.