On worship

I went to Elkin Valley this morning, for the first time in nearly two months. It was absolutely amazing. I love the new way Justin is leading worship, with integrating the contemporary and the traditional. It's a nice blend. I think it's so easy for people to get caught in a rut, and to experience something a little different is fantastic. And for someone like me, who worships best through music, it was perfect.

I think one of the nicest things for me was the fact that I could stand back, and not have to worry about singing perfectly, or "leading." Don't get me wrong. I love singing at BSU, and I really feel like that is the way God wants me to minister there. But sometimes, it's good to be able to stand back, and experience the words, and think about them, and not have to worry about what is coming next, or in my case, dodging Tyler and his guitar. Anyway, I digress. It was just nice to stand in the back of the church by myself, and sing to God. To know that my heart was totally in it, and that it was real.

Sometimes, worship seems, not really fake, but not true to me. It becomes people going to a service, singing songs, bowing their heads, listening to a message, and leaving. I know I'm guilty of this. It's hard sometimes to be in a worshipful mindset. But I also know that I'm working on it. Of course, I also must remember that worship must not occur in a church setting, but all the time, everywhere. That's a good challenge. And thus, this shall be what I work on. A worshipful attitude, all the time.