My alarm went off at 7:30 this morning just like it does every Sunday morning, except for that I simply wasn't in the mood for it. I was going to go to the early service at Northridge this morning; however, when my alarm started going off, I got up, turned it off, got back in bed, and thought "Eh, I'm so not getting up right now. If I'm supposed to get up and go to church this morning, God will wake me up and I'll go". Lesson 1 for the day: God doesn't want to see you because you feel like it's an obligation or a hindrance to your time. He wants to see you and meet with you because, get this, HE LOVES YOU! You are his beloved child and he wants to meet with you every day to reveal his plans for you and to fill you with the things that you need for the upcoming day/week.
One of the most well known worship songs is Matt Redman's song, Heart or Worship. I was told that he wrote this song for his home church in England. Matt had fears that the church had gotten so wrapped up in a band, the music, the lights, the magic of it all, and lost the true point in worship. He expressed these fears to the pastor and he agreed the very next Sunday they took away all of the "worship" equipment. They met the congregation and asked them “When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your offering to God?”.
That's what I've kind of been struggling with lately. I've been trying so hard to compartmentalize God. That's just not how it works. I've forgotten the true point of worship: to give praise to the one who is holy, worthy, my Jesus who loves me. My mind drifts and I find myself having the right intentions initially, but then a couple of days later my intentions are completely off base, focusing on worldly things and not my Lord. Maybe it's time for me to take away some things to bring me back to the true heart of worship.
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