anxiety and worship...
by and so it is...
so i know, two posts in one day but i have a lot to catch up on. i wanted to share a thought about two things i heard this week, both very important...well, at least i think so. the first was on monday night. i went to church and the message was about worry and anxiety, two things that i think we all struggle with at one time or another in life. for myself, it is something that i have been battling a tad these past few days/weeks or so and it was something i really needed to hear. the passage used was phil 4: 4-7-
rejoice in the Lord always; again i will say, rejoice. let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious for anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
i was truly moved by the message. there are so many times that we allow anxiety to consume us and it really paralyzes us. we end up unable to do anything because we are so caught up in the worries of life and most of the time it isn't even worth the worry if we really think about it. i left that night just thinking about it and how i really need to work on the way i trust in the Lord. well, mostly, that i need to start doing it more seriously. if i really believed Him, i suppose my worrying habits might be a lot less. the pastor gave us something to really chew on. he said that anxiety is not a condition- that is what we try to make it- it is a sin in need of repentance. def. something to think about. the second thing i heard on wednesday afternoon. i went to cbu in the morning to visit my sister and robyn. we went to chapel and john montgomery spoke. john was the reason that i started singing many years ago. he is now the dean man of spiritual life at cbu. they are doing this 40 days of purpose thing- nothing like the warren 40 days- and they started the series on wednesday. he spoke about what our number one purpose in life was and that is to worship God. he spoke about how so often we give our worship to so many other things when our Father is really the only one who deserves our praises...and how true that is. he asked a question toward the end...who and what get's your worship? and he said to be honest. he said that the thing or persons you dedicate all your thoughts and emotions and time to, that is what or who you worship. it was a really powerful message, one that i am familiar with, but a reminder is always good. we need reminders of such things to keep us focused i suppose.
over and out.
