Giving All In Worship

Someone said to me today, "It shows that you give it ALL in worship."

I really thought about that comment and truly, I want to be the kind of person that can give it all. Giving it all in worship, for me, is about paying the spiritual price every day -- letting go of my personal ego, of my "way" and replacing it with God's purpose. When I truly spend time with God, this is my sacrifice: there is no substitute.

I believe in challenging one's self to achieve the best music possible, but one can rehearse and make everything musically perfect, yet leave out the most important factor. Anyone can be a musician or singer, but it is a challenge to maintain one's own integrity when doing this in the framework of Worship. The King and Psalmist David knew the price of giving up one's own human sinful desire to choose God. Throughout his life he saw much suffering and experienced consequences from sin that were severe. However, David's life is also one of deepest praise and life changing worship.

So, yes, I have been through the fire in these past few years. Yes, I've seen some of my dearest friends fall away, I've seen jobs grow scarce, and I've felt the tendrils of self-pity at the edges of my mind. And so have you.

Through all of these things, let His mind be in you. Don't think the way humanity thinks: WIIFM (what's it it for me) can't be the motivation!! We will gain satisfaction from worship when we let his mind be in us.

My prayer for you as a worshiper, in whatever capacity that you serve in: Let God show you his abundance and grace in worship. Let His anointing flow through you, with you as his instrument, showing the Way, the Truth and the Life still is very real.