I Choose Today...

I Choose Today to Prepare my Heart for Worship

Worship. On Sunday mornings we go to church and worship the Lord when we sing. We may even go to a whole service or concert and worship through song. If you know me at all, I absolutely love praise and worship. Music, words of worship, and harmonious melodies speak to my heart. I’ve even been known to raise my hands when singing. I get lost in it, unabashed in how I appear. But worship is more than just singing; it is an attitude of the heart. The Bible talks a lot about worship, but not just the worship of song. There are many ways and occasions of worship. Over the next couple of weeks, we will discover together the many ways we can worship God. We will learn together, not only pleases God, but how it affects us. When we worship: It allows our hearts to be softened/open Deepens our faith Alleviates fear As we pour ourselves out to God, He pours Himself into us It allows God to move our hearts so we can hear from Him There are more benefits to worship, but you get the point.  Worship means something to God and it means something to us.

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to Rejoice!

Today I choose to rejoice! I have so much to rejoice over. We have a missionary family here that lived in a country where you could go to jail for just saying the name “Jesus.” When I met them, I could see  by their faces that they were so happy to be here. I asked them how it felt to be here and they said, “This place is amazing!” I was thinking they were talking about  Siloam Missionary Homes, but then he said, “We can worship and say Jesus and not be worried about what anyone thinks. I was even able to play a Christian song on the piano.” Wow! I have the freedom to worship God and yet am so worried that I might offend someone?  Why can’t my face shine like Moses’ did after he was with God? The good news is, it can – if my relationship is God centered. If my relationship is right with God, then it will be right with all people.  I WILL rejoice. 1 Cor.10:13 “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience, and GOD IS FAITHFUL. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you

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