Worship – defined as the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
The ‘Church’, or more accurately, my own lack of searching deeper, has caused me to compartmentalize worship solely as singing on Sunday mornings. I have come to realize that this is a completely limited, empty and spiritually-lacking perspective. So, therein lies the question – what is a true expression of reverence and adoration for God? Stillness before Him. The byproduct of this is true obedience. WIthout taking time to recognize who He is and who I am in Him, I am useless. Although I know He should, I rarely allow Him to permeate every area of my life. Taking time to solely focus on Him is the only way I can keep my mind, heart, strength & soul focused correctly on Him. Its a daily effort, but a necessary one. Not one limited to Sunday mornings.
As a functional part of Church – this does not mean we should force identifying (or purposefully not identifying) what worship ‘looks’ like for Church. It resides in challenging those in the Church that Worship is more than what we’ve made it. Encouraging personal seeking out of what that means to one another – a walk, sitting in your house, singing a song, journaling, praying, etc. – making worship an active part of your Walk. Corporate singing is powerful, but that is not the only way to worship.
- Julie