What Worship Means to Me

First, I thought I'd start off with the definition of Worship, according dictionary.com

Worship = reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

In essence, by this definition, Worship could be good or bad. Good being, surrendering yourself and giving God the honor and praise. Bad being, giving something of this world our honor and praise. You see, I believe worship is all about God. Worship was only created to be used on him. As Mark Batterson (Christian author and pastor) defines it, "Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God."

I can easily think of things that's wrong with me, as well as think of things that are right with God. It's meditating, praying, reading His word, or singing which brings worship to His name. We should be spending as much time as possible worshiping our Lord.

Worshiping is what we are called to do. I'll leave you with another Batterson quote I love, "Complainers will always find something to complain about. Worshipers will always find something to praise God about." So, which are you, a complainer or worshiper?

Father God,

First & foremost thank you so much for being a jealous God. I understand that your jealousy is so we don't worship our jobs, our cars, or our bank accounts, we need your wisdom to understand and remind us that everything is yours. Worship without you is not worship at all. True worship is reflecting on our one true Lord and Savior. Father, help us to stay free from distractions and just concentrate on ways to serve and worship you. I pray for opportunities to come into my life that will challenge me to become more dependent on you daily. I ask for your spirit to continue to direct my paths and test me. Jesus, I thank you for all that you've done for me in my life, I wouldn't be the same without you. It's in your name, Jesus, Amen.