"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."
- Mark 12:30 (NIV)
God wants all of you.
Before I used to think that attending a service once in a week is enough to let God knows how faithful we truly are. And worst, I even thought that my spiritual growth doesn't need to be deepen or that I don't need to be part of the ministry. But I was totally wrong and I feel ashame of having that kind of mindset because God doesn't want a part of our lives. He wants the whole us it's because he is our creator.
Now, in this chapter, I've learned the kind of worships that pleases God.
*God is pleased when our worship is accurate.
This means that we should know our worship God based on scriptures not with our personal opinions. Who are we to reveal the real him without the help of the bible in the first place?
*God is pleased when our worship is authentic.
Heartless praise is an insult to God! We maybe dedicating an hour and half every service but standing, singing and sitting in the church inattentively hurts God big time! He knows what you are thinking and if you're just doing it just to please your family. Live his words into your heart and reflect.
The Bible says, "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at heart."
We maybe all product of our society when it comes to looking at other people but not God. Maybe that's why we're human and he is God. Now, God gave us emotions so we could worship with deep feeling. He doesn't need showmanship but our real love. Remember, he knows when it is real or not.
The biggest distraction in worship is the daily circumstances that makes us think about it every second, our interests and what other will think about us. I know how it feels when you think of other people inside the church. Before I used to stand up and not singing songs or lifting my hand because I'm worried that I might know someone inside the church and will find me hypocrite. I also that I'm too cool to fully participate and my presence is enough to make God happy. Sounds cocky? I know. And I feel ashame because I didn't know this before.
We should set aside those distractions and keep focus every time we worship. Seeing and feeling God smile every time you worship him is the one of the best achievements you'll ever receive because you are not just pleasing other human beings like you, but it is God.
Note to God:
It's been awhile since the last time I updated this, Lord. I'm very sorry but I know you understand me. Actually, I know you are always beside me guiding me. And you know that my spirituality keeps getting deeper and deeper. You deserve my worship because you are God. Thank you for saving me. I love you Lord,
