Worship Is A Lifestyle Not A Service

God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth ~ John 4

Each Sunday, countless numbers of people attend a service at their local church. Upon arrival, you may receive a bulletin or some type of program and an usher directs you to your seat. After being seated, the Worship Leader gets up and begins to lead the congregants into the flow of worship. As the service progress, you look at your bulletin and you see the following words: “All services are governed by the Holy Spirit and are subject to change” or “Enter to worship – Depart to Serve.”

How can those things happen, when you come expecting God to perform. Church has become a play of sorts. You know when you go see a stage play, you get a “playbill” and the usher directs you to your seat. You get a Mistress or Master of Ceremonies that tell you what takes place. Like church, the Worship Leader is that MC and everyone else is part of the production. The problem is – WORSHIP IS A LIFESTYLE – NOT A SERVICE!

When man was created, he was created to worship God. Worship is an act of reverence; an intimate meeting with the Lord. When you enter in to the church building, you should already be worshiping. Not waiting for the Worship Leader to guide you into the flow of worship. Your life should be reflecting your intimacy with God. The songs and music are an accompaniment to worship not a pep rally to get you going.

God had to get me to understand that when I enter into his presence, I enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. All these are the prerequisites to worship. Then when my flesh has been cast down and my spirit is fully in tune with the Lord, I can enter into the throne room. This does not begin when you get to the church. It should happen from the time you rise each morning.

Jesus in John 4 tells the woman “there will be a time when you will not come to the mountain or to Jerusalem to worship.” In other words there is going to be a time where the local church will not be where you can go to worship; nor will there be anyone to lead you in worship. In fact Jesus makes it clear. They that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
So...understand this. Worship is more than a service you attend on Sunday or Revival. Worship is a lifestyle. Need a lifestyle change?
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Lord, you are that Spirit and my heart desire is to please you. Teach me Lord how to worship you in the way you desire. You are an awesome Creator and loving God. Show me Jesus how to transform my mind, spirit and body to worship you as an integral part of my life. I shed all pretense and flesh to reach your throne room. Lord, forgive me for all the things that I have done that have dishonored or displeased you. Purify my heart, my soul. Let my thoughts and my words and my actions daily Lord reflect a lifestyle of surrender and worship. I desire to be more intimate with you and discover those things inside of me that are yet untapped in you. I love you Lord. You are my everything. ~ AMEN