I like it that it describes worship as a personal thing, not just a group
sort of thing, the way we live, a relationship, sounds good!!!
Rhonda
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> Rhonda,
>
> I like this very much. He really hits the nail on the head.
>
> Vicki
>
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> > THE PURPOSE-DRIVENŽ LIFE Daily Devotional September 15, 2004
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > When Worship is a "10"
> > by John Fischer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > How many different ways are there to worship God? Probably
as
> > many ways as there are people who worship Him, because worship is
> primarily
> > a relationship shaped by who we are. Worship is the shape of your life
> > lived in awareness of God. It is uniquely yours-a reflection of your
> > personality, your gifts, your needs and your passions. Your worship has
> > your own stamp on it.
> >
> > We are so used to thinking of worship as a corporate,
unified
> > thing, that we reduce it to a shared experience of songs, liturgies, and
> > orderly services. This, of course, is a part of worship, but it is not
> the
> > whole thing. It isn't even the half of it.
> >
> > Worship is ultimately a state of mind. In its broadest
sense,
> > it is the totality of our relationship with God. It involves talking to
> > Him, listening for Him, looking for Him behind the scenes of things. It
> is
> > being aware of His presence and acknowledging and evaluating His
purposes
> in
> > all we do. It is chatting with Him-reacting to the world around us, and
> > imagining His reaction. It is getting familiar with Him through His
word
> so
> > that we begin to know how He thinks and feels about things. It is, in
its
> > simplest form, a God-consciousness that permeates everything we do.
> >
> > In an interview recently, a pastor asked me to put my
> > relationship with God on a scale of one to ten-ten being warm, close and
> in
> > fellowship. I thought about the apparent arrogance of putting this at a
> > ten, but then I realized ten was the right answer, not because I had
> arrived
> > at some superior spiritual status that warrants it, but because I live a
> > life of such quiet desperation that I am constantly in relationship with
> God
> > out of necessity. I am conscious of God all the time because I have to
be
> > or I fly apart at the center. I have nothing to hold onto without Him.
I
> > know myself well enough to know that if I am not living my relationship
> with
> > God at a "ten," I am living in some form of lie or denial. My need for
> Him
> > is the bedrock truth of the matter.
> >
> > If some of you find this alarming, then read the Psalms,
> because
> > I have just described the essence of David's sentiment as expressed in
his
> > prayers and poems. Over and over again, his soul cries out to God, he
is
> in
> > a dry and thirsty land, he waits patiently for the Lord, and the Lord
> hears
> > Him and brings Him comfort.
> >
> > You don't have to be perfect to be a "10" in your
relationship
> > with God, holding on for dear life will also do the trick.
> >
> >
> >
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