I've been thinking-Imagine that!-about worship, and what it does, and what it SHOULD mean to me. And of course that got me to thinking about HOW I worship, WHEN I worship, and of course the all important, WHO I worship.
For the most part ask me what worship is and I will immediately say "It's when we sing our praises to God!" but in reality, we can worship more than just God, and much too often, we are all found doing just that. It saddens me to think about the fact that all includes me. I much too often, sometimes without realizing, find myself worshiping someone or something other than God. No, I don't sit there and sing them my praises and adoration, but there are many ways we worship, especially when it comes to God. We can worship simply by smiling at someone, sharing the gospel, being kind instead of rude to the incompetent driver in front of you on the freeway, but in the end it's all about heart, and where ours is at with God, or rather NOT with God.
Our heart is a big part of worship. If you are mad at someone and they apologize, but they don't mean it with their heart, I'm pretty sure it doesn't make you happy, it makes you mad. How much moreso do you think it angers God when we use worshiping Him to "show" how sorry we are? I for one need to work on actually worshiping God with my heart, not my show. So, 7). Worship God with my whole being.
