"Come, let´s worship him and bow down. Let´s kneel before the LORD who made us," Psalm 95:6 (NCV)
How should you feel when you worship? Should you get goosebumps on your goosebumps? Should you feel like you´re floating on the air?
The Big Idea
HE IS GOD!
The more I sense the truth of those three words, the more I worship! I can’t tell you the exact emotions that go along with that, because it’s different for all of us… and different at different times.
This feeling is expressed in words like “bow down” and “kneel.” It is a sense of awe and humility. He is God. Everything I see, He made it. Every thought I think, He knows it. Every person I meet, He loves them. Every move I make, He is there.
The Little Things:
1. Do some “warm up” exercises
Try listening to a worship CD on the way to church, or praying as you drive on to the church property each week, or taking just a few seconds as you sit down in the worship center to think, “God is bigger than anything I’m facing!”
You and I have a GREAT responsibility for what happens in worship. The way you prepare yourself makes an incredible difference!! Don’t just come in and expect the leader to WOW you into worship… why not wow them sometime.
Remember, worship is a witness. Worship in a way that lets the people around you know that God is real!
2. Talk to God THROUGHOUT THE WORSHIP SERVICE.
No, not out loud! If He’s the One we’re here to worship, but we just talk about Him and never to Him… we’ve missed it.
3. Focus your thoughts to God’s GREATNESS.
If you’re going to worship, you can’t just let your thoughts drift! Have you noticed that they don’t always drift towards God’s greatness? Those who have learned to worship God in refreshing and new ways have learned the need to intentionally focus their thoughts on God.
How to listen
