Ok, so worship music is one of my vices... I need it, I love it and I often ponder the words in it. On the way to work today I heard this song, I can't remember the title but the words are as follows:
Lord I give you my heart, I give my soul, I live for YOU ALONE
every breath that I take, every moment I'm awake...
Lord Have Your way in me..
Please picture with me, if you will, me singing out the window this song driving on the 5 freeway, When I'm singing, I live for You Alone, I stopped...couldn't continue singing words that I know my heart doesn't mean right now. I want to live for ME, I want what I want right now, and not what the Lord wants for me. I serve myself, my desires, my needs instead of listening to His soft voice. I want to NOT work, I want to have children, I want more income, I want I want I want...before long I sounded like a 2 year old whining because she isn't getting HER way. Even I was irritated by the sound of my complaints...
So, ok, but what do I do with all this??
I believe one of the purposes of worship is draw you closer to the Lord. So as I examine my selfish ways, I am encouraged to KEEP WORSHIPPING, keep singing the words that I long to become the desires of my heart. Keep allowing the Lord to draw me closer thru worship...Keep allowing myself to hear the pulling of the Spirit to "check my heart"..Keep listening, Keep questioning, Keep asking "why"...
So, I love to worship, its one of my vices....I will KEEP...
Jeremiah 29:11 The Message I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
Philippians 4:8-9
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
2 comments:
I love to worship too. Even though I like to listen to more rock worship, I still get the same amazing emotional and spiritual feelings. I love just soaking in the words of the songs.
P.S. What happenend to the TIDBIT on this one.
Love you!!!
Glad to hear God is still speaking to my child. It is great that when we sing to Him, we can hear His voice so much more clearly.
Love you, Carey, my Joy.
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