Worship it’s not a song it’s a state of mind, it’s not a lyric it’s a lifestyle. We worship every moment of every day, no matter what. Every breath you take, every word you speak, every action or inaction is an act of worship. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that it’s all an act of worshipping God; but it is an act of worship. In the very beginning we were created to worship, we were created to worship the God of the universe, but if we don’t worship Him, we will worship something. It may be us, our friends, our job, the car we drive, money, power, prestige, it can be many things but whatever it is we’re worshipping at the moment, the point is we’re worshipping.
As Christians we like to believe worship is something we do on Sunday morning, you know that feel good, fuzzy feeling we get when we sing corporate worship songs. But if you let yourself settle for that as your definition of worship you will sadly be missing out on what worship truly is and on the true joy and honor of being able to offer our Father in heaven, true, heartfelt worship; worship that’s more than musical melodies. A life of worship is less about song and more about sacrifice, it’s less about lifting our hands and more about lifting the name of Christ before a lost and dying world. It’s about desire, not dancing; it’s about passion and power, not just praise.
Now let me be the first to say that I love corporate worship, I love it, the songs, the music, the joining together with other Christians to lift Christ’s name in praise. But if I truly want to worship my heavenly father, if I want to give Him the praise and honor He is do, then my every breath should in some way be it’s own act of worship. My work day can be an act of worship when instead of letting myself become the focus of my day, instead of letting work drag me down and thinking to myself man I can’t wait until my shift is over, I instead offer Christ my work day as an act of worship, I offer Him my the work of my hands, I work as unto the Lord, doing the best I can do, not because I want that raise or that coveted promotion but because I am working as unto the Lord, offering Him not only my Sunday morning songs, but my effort, my energy, my production as praise unto Him.
My relationship with my wife, is another great opportunity to offer my life in praise to God in heaven. When I treat my wife as the amazing gift of God that she is, when I cherish her not only for what she gives to me but for the very fact that God gave her to me. You see the very way I treat my wife, the way I look at her, the way I think about her, the way I speak about her when she’s not around is in itself an act of worship. Even sex can be an act of worship, when I take my eyes off from myself, off of my own selfish self-gratification, and look at her as the wondrous gift she is, when I think God for her not only because she cooks and cleans and takes care of the kids, but also for the wondrous way she fulfills me in a way no other can.
When your faced with the aggravation and irritation of someone cutting you off on the freeway, when the cops pull you over for driving a few miles an hour over the speed limit, when that ditzy cashier rings up your groceries wrong once again, do you get angry? Do you gripe and complain? Letting your actions become an act of worship, not of God but of your own physical human self, not a worship of song and dance but of justification, of retribution, of self-service. Instead offer your actions in worship, when the cop pulls you over and you feel unfairly treated, when the driver cuts you off and you feel justly irritated, when the cashier screws up again and you feel aggravated; offer your life to God in praise, smile, treat them as you would God himself, for they are His children.
So remember this, everything you do is an act of praise, who are you worshipping? Life is a stage, upon which we perform each and every day. Who are you performing for? It’s alright to have a favorite sports team, but don’t let them become the object of your worship. It’s alright to spend time with friends, but remember your life will reflect what you worship, they can often see who it is that sits upon your throne. In fact it is far more likely that if someone has been deceived as to who really sits upon your throne, it’s you. I’ve had many jobs over the years but never have I ever had to come out and tell my coworkers what really mattered to me, my life reflected it, whether good or bad, they knew, even if I did not.
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