I love Worship!

I just love worship. For me personally, I draw so close to Jesus through music. I love to sing, I mean deeply singing praise to Him. It moves me to tears sometimes. I also love freedom in worship - it brings such peace when I can sense that nobody is judging me and how awesome is it when I don't judge others for how they worship. We are the body of Christ, we are to love and embrace each other, whether someone is quiet and still or lifting their hands in praise. That has been something that God has had to work out in me. I'm not perfect at it by no means, but much better than I ever was before. Psalm 100 says "Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs."

It makes me think about when Jesus tells us "do not judge, for the same measure you judge others, you too will be judged." Yikes - actually think about that. I really do not like the feeling that I am being judged. No matter where we are in life, we've all felt that. We as pastor's wives so often feel judged. (the whole fish bowl thing) Everyone watching and waiting for you to make a mistake...etc. If I so dislike that, why in the world do I judge others. Those words I have heard my whole life, read, even studied, and yet they need to sink deeply into my soul. They need to penetrate the very fiber of who I am.

It makes me also to think of the words we've grown up hearing. "Do to others as you would have them do unto you." Do I really let them sink into the core of who I am? I mean really sink in......

Bottom line, what I like others to do to me, I sure should be doing to them, not expecting ANYTHING in return. This means that I really need to give my husband a good back massage today. I've told him I would for 2 days now. You have to know, I really don't like giving them, but I love receiving them. Ouch!!

Bottom line, if I hate being judged, I sure better watch my thoughts and words towards others every single day. No excuses here. That's huge, it is so easy to excuse it away. God doesn't give us permission to make excuses.

I still wonder where the Lord will lead us. This week will be a time spent in deep prayer. "For He knows the plans he has for us, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future." This is his promise. Help me Lord hold on tight for the ride, or quiet and still as you gently move us along. Your will be done.

How Great is our God.......:)