tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post870289971379566356..comments2023-10-21T04:32:31.262-05:00Comments on Following Judah's Lion: WorshipRick Fruehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-90188803130829426562014-03-16T08:36:29.747-05:002014-03-16T08:36:29.747-05:00Being able to truly worship in Spirit and in Truth...Being able to truly worship in Spirit and in Truth is a blessing. It is like nothing else, and it cannot be done in a group format. At least the group format i used to know. <br /><br />God deals with us one on one, as well as the Body, but He tells us to seek Him in a closet. Personal time so He can show us His will. We should already know His will by now, but....its more than to know His will, it is a time when you put yourself and your needs aside and just esteem Him greater than yourself. There, i was able to explain it, somewhat.<br /><br />When i do worship, which much to my disgust of myself do not do as often as i would like, i don't always leave with a fuzzy feeling. Sometimes it is with conviction, or a full heart of joy unspeakable, a lot of the time, tears. Sometimes i have a need to just be on my knees to worship, and sometimes to just be in His presence to show Him how much i am grateful and how much i love Him. Many times it is to ask for forgiveness and to pray. It is about Jesus and God the Father and it is wonderful to put them first and you last. It just is! Sometimes my heart is so full of love for Him i just need to be before Him; its a need, a craving and only when i put my flesh down can i go to Him in worship. "Just want to worship you Lord", just to be in your presence is enough." <br /><br />No food, or person, or other thing is more satisfying then time spent with the Lord. <br /><br />Is my worship perfect, hardly, but i hope He can see that i am in need of only Him, and that i truly do want to worship Him in spirit and in truth. But to do that is to humble yourself which your flesh will fight you tooth and nail to stop.<br /><br />As the world waxes worse my dear brothers and sisters, we need to worship more, love more and stay humble. It can be wearisome to fight the flesh, the world, and the enemy. So worship in our prayer closet is a refuge and the strength you receive is a blessing. No church "service" with "corporate worship" ever prepared me for this constant battle, or changed me. Only true worship will change you. Because the Lord changes you. It is not of yourself.<br /><br />May we give more worship time to the Lord in these last days for it is a blessing. And to God be all the Glory! Amen.<br /><br />your sister in Christ JesusCherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-55612905427152305302014-03-15T16:06:04.093-05:002014-03-15T16:06:04.093-05:00Thank you so much for this post! I want everyone I...Thank you so much for this post! I want everyone I know to read this because I think it is extremely vital for all believers to understand. It is something I have recently came to understand myself. How many of us has stood in church on a Sunday knowing our hearts were not in it yet still went through the motions because it was just simply what you were supposed to do during 'worship time'. I definitely believe there are many true worshippers out there, but I'm afraid many well meaning Christians are not aware of the truth of what worship really supposed to be. I know that for myself I knew something was off for awhile, but I honestly didn't get what biblical worship was. I told God something was off in this area and I wanted to worship him in spirit and truth and if I couldn't do it right then I preferred not to fake it or do it half- heartedly. Thankfully I am becoming more aware of what God expects from me in this area and more. God is good and He does answer us when we earnestly call on Him. I have unfortunately not heard much teaching on this subject. I am not sure why, but it's something I believe should be expounded upon especially with so many in the church being flooded by this culture's version of worship. So many really do not know any better. Are good intentions enough?Summernoreply@blogger.com