Come to Worship

Well God has really laid this one on my heart most recent and I have to get it out in words.

We are called to come and worship. Worship to me is giving my heart to God...surrendering the love that He gave me and laid it all out at His feet. Worship is not just making a joyful noise...nor is it dancing to the rymthm of the beat. But in all prayer, surrendering, listening to God, and being quiet with God or just being able to read His word and know that we serve a great and Mighty God as He!

Coming up to the retreat I feel God wants us all there....to come to worship...come fall down on our knees! Renew the passions of our love for God and follow Him where he wants us to be. Not just do what we need to do. God is so much bigger than we can even imagine. He knows our every need and He knows our thoughts, why not, then if He wants us in full glory would we not give that back to Him.

As change is inevitable in our lives God gives us seasons of happiness, suffering, joys and sorrows. God takes us through the mountains and the valleys. But all for a purpose. The purpose of growing and to learn to know His will for our lives. We are unable to worship when we hold onto things material things and when we forget God and make it all about us. Those are the idols in our life, as reminded this afternoon those things that are not allowing us to experience FREEDOM, not allowing us to experience GOD. We all want more passion in our lives, the passion of serving God...but what is holding you back...what are you holding on to that God is not your focus, He is there but not fully or really there.

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
1 John 5:21

Are you being real to yourself?

Are you able to be vulnerable with God?

So as I finish my rant from God, who are you going to serve, yourself or God? who are you going to worship? What does worship mean to you? Do you have freedom?

This is your challenge.