In our last post, we spoke about Waiting for the Promise. Every believer receives a promise when they believe not when we are baptized (which is a declaration of faith), but when we choose to follow Christ. To step into that promise, we often go through a waiting period. I call this the process.
The process is not always easy. It is filled with trials, setbacks, and challenges. It is the season where God shapes and prepares us. Some of these moments can bring problems, pain, disappointment, and even confusion. How do we manage them? Through worship.
Worship in Everyday Life
In our group, we have been discussing worship. We recall how God rescued us from difficulties, healed us, or gave us dreams. These are testimonies, stories of God’s faithfulness. Testimonies themselves are a form of worship because they point back to Him and inspire hope. If it happened for you, then maybe it can happen for me.
Some people shared songs, prayers, and even motivation. A friend of mine who is a fitness coach posted a dance video. These are all forms of worship. We all worship, but the real question is: who or what are we worshipping?
What Is Worship?
A quick Google search defines worship as showing reverence, honor, and adoration to someone or something considered sacred.
When most people hear the word worship, they immediately think of church. And while music and church services are forms of worship, they are not the only ones. Worship is about how we live. It’s what we do with the gifts, talents, and natural abilities God has given us. Whether good or bad, it is still worship.
Who or what do we worship?
Whether it’s a song, a dress design, a blog post, a sermon, a scientific discovery, or a quiet act of service—any expression that honors God and flows from a sincere heart is Kingdom worship.
However, if these acts are more centered on someone else or something else, that idol is what we worship.
I once listened to a sermon where the pastor, also a songwriter, said that for every two hundred songs written, only one makes it to air. Imagine that. The process behind a single song is long, intentional, and sacred. Yet as listeners, we rarely consider the years of process that went into it.
The same is true with anything we create, whether a painting, a hairstyle, a business, or even a family. It all takes process, courage, and creativity. And when we align our efforts with God, the process itself becomes worship. Are we worshipping the thing created or the creator?
What Brings Us Joy?
I remember a woman once visiting my house to drop something off for a relative. We had never met before, but within minutes of talking, we connected deeply. Why? Because we both loved talking about God and what He was teaching us. This conversation builds me up. It felt life-giving.
However, in my previous life in the secular world, we went to church, but outside the service, God wasn’t a part of everyday conversations. That left me feeling disconnected and drained. I lost my relationship with God.
Superficial conversations exhaust me, and now I know why, I wasn’t being authentic. But once we know who we are in Christ and begin to live from that place, everything shifts. Transformation begins. We start attracting the right connections, people aligned with who God created us to be.
So let’s ask ourselves: are we true worshippers?
Worship Your Way
My son and daughter loves to sing and dance. But my daughter, even when she is coloring or playing with toys, she hums melodies. I often find myself doing the same without realizing it, humming while working on small tasks. These unconscious expressions remind me that worship is woven into our everyday lives.
Worship is personal. It starts on the inside and flows outward. Corporate worship, whether in church, small groups, or community gatherings, can strengthen and encourage us. But ultimately, worship begins with us.
It’s hard to stay heavy or discouraged when we are surrounded by others pouring out praise. But even then, worship is not confined to a building. Worship is a lifestyle, rooted in relationship.
Ask yourself:
- What do I do every day that brings me joy and honors God?
- Am I using my gifts to honor Him?
- What do I talk about most?
Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45 NKJV).
Whatever consumes our hearts and conversations, that’s what we are worshipping.
Worship Moves Us Through Seasons
Worship not only lifts our spirits, but it also aligns us with the season God has us in.
I mentioned how the fitness coach in our group posted a dance video this week. At first, I didn’t think much of it. But one morning, while reading the Bible (which is also an act of worship), a thought came to me: instead of exercising in the usual way, why not dance for that session? As I began, a memory surfaced—I used to dance as a child, even nationally for school. Perhaps it is a natural gift, and now I see the same gift in my daughter. As I embraced dance again, I noticed new opportunities and friendships opening up. It was a sign of change, a shift in seasons.
Worship helps us to let go what no longer serves us
It isn’t always easy to know what season we are in. Am I in family mode, consultant mode, life coaching mode or volunteer mode? Sometimes, discerning the times means letting go of attitudes, mindsets, activities and relationships that no longer serve us. Sometimes we need not do anything, the wrong people simply fall off – let them go.
During this shift in season we attract who we are. This is why we may move from place to place because we have changed. When this happens, either the people around us change as well or God will move us to a different environment.
When we worship and stay in relationship with God, we become more attuned to these shifts.
Authentic worship shifts us from depression to abundant mindsets
My book was the result of worship. Interestingly, the word worship is not found in it. But the entire creation process—moving from confusion and depression to clarity and abundance (mentally) through prayer and fasting was worship.
So I ask: are we stuck in an old season while God has already moved us into a new one?
A Little Secret About Worship and Prayer
When we thank God and adore Him in prayer, that is worship.
Here’s something I’ve learned:
If we want our prayers answered, align our hearts with God’s season and pray accordingly.
We’ve all heard stories of people praying and receiving an answer almost instantly. That’s because they were already aligned with God’s timing for that particular request.
When we worship from a place of alignment pure in heart, rooted in love, and without doubt, God responds.
Yes, we worship through singing. However, it’s also a conversation.
It’s a walk. A laugh. A hug. A blog post.
It’s giving what we have.
It’s choosing joy, showing up, and saying yes to the season we are in.
So, how will we worship today?
Looking back, can we recognize times when we thought we were aligned with God, but weren’t?
How did we (or how will we) make the change to become truly aligned with Him?
A Prayer by Jacqueline Bell
Father God in heaven, hear our cry.
Father, You are in all things, the small things and the big things and we give You thanks.
You have proven Yourself to us, that You are our all-sufficient, and that we lack nothing.
Father, You say that all we need to do is believe.
We believe. But because we allow our minds to think that we are lacking,
We are not able to see.
We are not able to hear.
We are lacking in our worship to You, Father.
We are lacking in our praise to You.
Father, forgive me.
Forgive me, Father, for having a lack in our minds.
Grant unto us, Father, the desires of Your heart for us, not what our heart desires.
But in all things, Father, let Your will be done.
Amen.
With grace and growth
Sanchia and team.
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