40 Days of Purpose - Day 13

Worship that pleases God

Hmmmm…. Very thought provoking. One of the comments about my musings on this website is that it is like a specialist language for Christians. Praying without using Christian jargon will be a very different challenge. It is sometimes very easy to use known words and clichés almost as a habit without getting back to basics and using every day words.

One of the things that seems to have taken a hold in my brain (something has to!!) is that worship is not always convenient or comfortable. Since Daniel was born it hasn’t been easy to offer myself to God because I haven’t always understood why things have to be the way that they are. Over time, I came to realise that no matter what I was feeling I still needed to give of myself to God. When Daniel was born I was tired all the time due to the emotional stress that we were under and sometimes I could give God only snatched moments of worship. Despite the circumstances in my life I was reminded how good God has been to me by giving me his Son who died for me. This became very powerful and a good basis for future growth in my relationship with Him. Whilst I still have a long way to go, this proved to be a turning point for me.

The most amazing thing that I am absorbing is that God wants all of me. Thinking about this, I realise that he wants my bad side along with my good. Often I am sucked into thinking that I can only meet up with God when I am behaving myself rather than just being. It’s a warts and all relationship which is hugely liberating. God has given me friends who I know love me despite not wearing makeup and generally having a bad hair day(!!) how much more does Jesus love me? Wow…