So this weekend I went to an event at a different church. I won’t mention it’s name but it sparked a thought in my mind that I wanted to just share and write about. First, I enjoy going to other places and fellow-shipping with other people; it pushes me out of my comfort zone A LOT and it stretches me to be more of a social bug (I’m still growing y’all). I had a really good time nonetheless; as a person who is driven to reach and teach, I have to take better advantage of these moments so that the truth is heard.

This takes me to the thought that I wanted to share. I guess I’ll start by saying I really enjoy the freedom and the vulnerability that our church promotes when it comes to worship--it’s not something you get everywhere you go. And it kind of made me think how many people here are really living a souled out life? How many have the true understanding of who Christ is and the power of His Spirit? How many have the support to be vulnerable not just in the presence of God but also when other people are around? As worship was happening, it was a little hard for me to get in the Spirit. The leaders were encouraging worship with their words but not so much with their expression. And for me, expression is major. It’s a form of release; an act of love to the Most High. And to have been in a place where that was not magnified, it just made me ponder. I know what I experience when I worship--joy, peace, comfort, love, power, breakthrough. But what do you feel when you’re not in a place to go that deep with God? What do you do when your spiritual home (church) preaches but does not practice worship?

From my perspective, it leaves people in the gray. Maybe the worship is not magnified because it does not come from a pure heart. Maybe the worship is not magnified because it’s not important enough (“it don’t take all that”). Maybe the worship is not magnified because there is a lack of understanding. Maybe the worship is not magnified because of fear. Whatever the reason may be, I felt the urge to speak on it. I could not personally live with a surface relationship with God. Worship is what takes me deeper. Worship is what takes me out of my comfort zone. Worship is what makes me happy. Worship, like I could literally just go on and on that’s how important it is to me, as I feel it should be to every believer. It should be ingrained in our hearts so much that it pours over into the lives of those by which we are surrounded.

Why am I writing about this you ask? Because it kind of hurt my heart to see. What am I going to do about it you ask? I’m not sure. I just want to see people be free. And it is my encouragement to continue to live a life of worship so that people see that it’s okay. So that people see the power that it brings and the effect it has when life is not so easy. So that people can be inspired to live a full life of worship. God has already and continuously goes all out for us, it’s only fitting we do the same for Him. He deserves it.

Until next time . . <3

“Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done excellent and glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth.” - Isaiah 12:5 (AMP)

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” - John 4:24 (KJV)