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How Do You Worship God?
You Were Made for God's Pleasure
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must
worship in spirit and in truth." John 4:24
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Worship through music is only a small portion
of what true, biblical worship is all about.
Worship is the process of surrendering our
entire life into God's hands.
Everything we do can and should
be an act of worship.
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How do we apply that to our life?
God designed us to worship Him with our whole lives.
Are there actually spiritual habits that we can build
into our lives that help us to worship God more deeply?
YES!
Here are ten habits than can help build
worship into your life on a daily basis.
1. Worship through prayer.
We often miss this important component
of our prayer life.
Think about the issues you usually pray about.
How much of our prayer life is about us and how
much of it is about God?
Without a doubt God wants us to be able to share everything that is going on in our life. He wants us to get to know Him better.
But he also wants us to get to know Him better
When we affirm who God is through our prayers,
we put our prayer life in proper perspective
That's exactly how Jesus taught us to pray.
Look at the Lord's Prayer in the
Gospel of Mathew (6: 9-13)
"This, then, is how you should pray: '
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come, your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Jesus starts the prayer off by saying
"Our Father who is in Heaven, May Your
name be honored."
Jesus teaches us an important lesson
with this prayer
Prayer starts with God.
Consider including in your prayers a time of
focused attention on who God is
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2. Get in a regular habit of reading the Bible
The Bible says that
We worship God in "spirit and in truth." John 4:24
How can we ever worship God without a clear
understanding of who He is?
The truth about God is essential to worship.
Pay special attention to the books of Psalms.
No book in the Bible spends as much time
carefully describing who God is.
***********************
3. Obey God.
We worship God when we obey Him.
We all need to build the habit of
obedience into our lives.
Take practical steps to see that this is a part of your life. Whenever you sense God is speaking to you, make it a regular practice to do it immediately
Don't let procrastination weigh you down. If you can't do it immediately, write down whatever God has been putting on your heart, so that you can do it SOON!
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4. Tithe.
If you want to know what in your life you worship, look at your checkbook register. The Bible teaches us this important lesson:
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Mathew 6:21 NIV)
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God wants us to surrender our entire being to Him. One way to show that is by making Him Lord of our pocketbook. If you are already a committed tither, consider raising the percentage you are willing to give
******************
5. Build deep relationships with other Christians
The Bible teaches that God designed us to live
in community with other Christians.
We bring God pleasure by getting to know
others and being known by them.
******************
6. Share your faith.
God wants every person on the planet to worship him,
not because He is an egomaniac who needs our praise, but because worship is how we are designed by God. He wants the best for us.
Take time this week to share your spiritual journey with someone else. Tell them how you came to faith in Christ. Don't worry about their response. Relax in the knowledge that you are playing a part in expanding God's world-wide worship.
************
7. Serve others.
Jesus tells us that "when you did it to the least of these
my brothers and sisters, you did to me!" (Matt. 25:40)
When we serve one another, Jesus tells us we are really serving Him.
If you don't think you have any gifts that are useful to serve, you are wrong. God made you with talents and gifts that He specifically gave you to serve others.
********
8. Build into your life the attitude of thankfulness.
This requires looking at the world through a different set of eyes.
When we look through the lens of thankfulness, we see our lives - and everything in it - as all gifts from God.
Develop your own spiritual exercise each morning that demonstrates that you are putting on your lens of thankfulness.
Then begin to thank God for all of the
good things in your life.
***************
9. Begin turning over to God areas of your life
hat you have never committed to Him.
This is the heart of worship - surrender. God won't settle for 90 percent of your life; He wants all of it.
You might have been a follower of Jesus for years, but you still have areas of your life that you are holding back from Him. What are those areas? Only you know that.
Two good places to look are your checkbook and your planner. Look at the areas of your life where you spend the most money and the most time. Do they honor God?
If you are human, you have sin in your
life that you need to surrender.
Think back over the past month and write down all of the times you remember disobeying clear teaching from God.
Then look for patterns. If you find patters of sin in your life, these are areas of your life you need to surrender to God.
Right at the moment start praying for God to
help you overcome that sin.
*************
10. Live a life of purpose
God has a reason for your existence
You were designed for God's pleasure
Worship isn't simply one area of your life;
it is your life
Start right this moment by surrendering
your life to God.
Then spend the rest of your life
learning to worship Him more fully.
How Do You Worship God?
You Were Made for God's Pleasure
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must
worship in spirit and in truth." John 4:24
*******************
Worship through music is only a small portion
of what true, biblical worship is all about.
Worship is the process of surrendering our
entire life into God's hands.
Everything we do can and should
be an act of worship.
**********************
How do we apply that to our life?
God designed us to worship Him with our whole lives.
Are there actually spiritual habits that we can build
into our lives that help us to worship God more deeply?
YES!
Here are ten habits than can help build
worship into your life on a daily basis.
1. Worship through prayer.
We often miss this important component
of our prayer life.
Think about the issues you usually pray about.
How much of our prayer life is about us and how
much of it is about God?
Without a doubt God wants us to be able to share everything that is going on in our life. He wants us to get to know Him better.
But he also wants us to get to know Him better
When we affirm who God is through our prayers,
we put our prayer life in proper perspective
That's exactly how Jesus taught us to pray.
Look at the Lord's Prayer in the
Gospel of Mathew (6: 9-13)
"This, then, is how you should pray: '
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come, your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Jesus starts the prayer off by saying
"Our Father who is in Heaven, May Your
name be honored."
Jesus teaches us an important lesson
with this prayer
Prayer starts with God.
Consider including in your prayers a time of
focused attention on who God is
******************
2. Get in a regular habit of reading the Bible
The Bible says that
We worship God in "spirit and in truth." John 4:24
How can we ever worship God without a clear
understanding of who He is?
The truth about God is essential to worship.
Pay special attention to the books of Psalms.
No book in the Bible spends as much time
carefully describing who God is.
***********************
3. Obey God.
We worship God when we obey Him.
We all need to build the habit of
obedience into our lives.
Take practical steps to see that this is a part of your life. Whenever you sense God is speaking to you, make it a regular practice to do it immediately
Don't let procrastination weigh you down. If you can't do it immediately, write down whatever God has been putting on your heart, so that you can do it SOON!
*********************
4. Tithe.
If you want to know what in your life you worship, look at your checkbook register. The Bible teaches us this important lesson:
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Mathew 6:21 NIV)
***********
God wants us to surrender our entire being to Him. One way to show that is by making Him Lord of our pocketbook. If you are already a committed tither, consider raising the percentage you are willing to give
******************
5. Build deep relationships with other Christians
The Bible teaches that God designed us to live
in community with other Christians.
We bring God pleasure by getting to know
others and being known by them.
******************
6. Share your faith.
God wants every person on the planet to worship him,
not because He is an egomaniac who needs our praise, but because worship is how we are designed by God. He wants the best for us.
Take time this week to share your spiritual journey with someone else. Tell them how you came to faith in Christ. Don't worry about their response. Relax in the knowledge that you are playing a part in expanding God's world-wide worship.
************
7. Serve others.
Jesus tells us that "when you did it to the least of these
my brothers and sisters, you did to me!" (Matt. 25:40)
When we serve one another, Jesus tells us we are really serving Him.
If you don't think you have any gifts that are useful to serve, you are wrong. God made you with talents and gifts that He specifically gave you to serve others.
********
8. Build into your life the attitude of thankfulness.
This requires looking at the world through a different set of eyes.
When we look through the lens of thankfulness, we see our lives - and everything in it - as all gifts from God.
Develop your own spiritual exercise each morning that demonstrates that you are putting on your lens of thankfulness.
Then begin to thank God for all of the
good things in your life.
***************
9. Begin turning over to God areas of your life
hat you have never committed to Him.
This is the heart of worship - surrender. God won't settle for 90 percent of your life; He wants all of it.
You might have been a follower of Jesus for years, but you still have areas of your life that you are holding back from Him. What are those areas? Only you know that.
Two good places to look are your checkbook and your planner. Look at the areas of your life where you spend the most money and the most time. Do they honor God?
If you are human, you have sin in your
life that you need to surrender.
Think back over the past month and write down all of the times you remember disobeying clear teaching from God.
Then look for patterns. If you find patters of sin in your life, these are areas of your life you need to surrender to God.
Right at the moment start praying for God to
help you overcome that sin.
*************
10. Live a life of purpose
God has a reason for your existence
You were designed for God's pleasure
Worship isn't simply one area of your life;
it is your life
Start right this moment by surrendering
your life to God.
Then spend the rest of your life
learning to worship Him more fully.
Until next time:
Remember God loves you and is
your new best friend, helper and companion forever
Remember God loves you and is
your new best friend, helper and companion forever
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