Recalibration Time:
Oswald Chambers wrote, “The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him.” Oswald also stated, “It is never ‘Do, do’ with the Lord, but ‘Be, be’ and He will ‘do’ through you.”
Hmm, that has opened up a line of thought I had pondered in the past… and that is that as Christians and as Children of God we were created to be FIRST worshippers of God. In all things, it is our relationship with God and His Glory!
How often do I focus on my needs and on the needs of other people as among the first things I grab onto, rather than clinging to the simple fact it is my relationship with God that matters most. Out of this placement of God in the center of ALL that I do; will there be ministry to others and ministry to myself.
So many places within Scripture we find the call to worship the Lord; to love the Lord; and to fear the Lord… we were created for God’s pleasure and for His enjoyment (Col.1:16). I have felt for sometime now, a call for all of us to really worship God; to place this as prime importance for our community. I want us to be known as worshipers of God.
Out of this heart of worship and out of recalibrating and re-centering God as the core of who we are, we will come to the place where we abide with God and He truly lives His life in our bodies. From out of this place of abiding will come an increase of unction for ministry and we will see more manifested evidence of God’s great and powerful measure of healing, deliverance, provision, and even more!
It is our relationship with our Papa that matters most and it is what He wants most of all…relationship, personal, daily, without ceasing, intimate, reverent, and sacrificial.
While all the other things that come out of this place are awesome, wonderful, and needed, again, it is our RELATIONSHIP that counts eternally…
I believe the heart of worship is what pleases God most, and it is the place I am seeking to abide in, and I hope others will join me in trying to understand this more.
The Ask Fast:
For the time being, I am going to try something very different for me. I am going to go on a “ask fast.” This is where I am going to refrain from asking God for anything. I’m not going to ask for things I need myself, or the needs of others. I am only going worship and praise the LORD! Declare His names, characteristics, and titles, sing worship songs, and speak of His wonder, beauty and holiness.
When a desire to intercede for someone or some situation, I will only state the name or situation before God and then WORSHIP… recalibrating my heart to who He is that I am praying to and realigning my heart into worship, submission, surrender, and reliance upon our Holy God. He is to be in the center of all I do. He is not to be a priority; He is to be my all in all. My LORD God Almighty, and worthy to be praised!
I’m curious to get YOUR thoughts on this…
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