Praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We talk about praise a lot in church. There\u2019s a plethora of worship songs talking about praise. Yet I\u2019ve lived a lot of my life stuck in a rut of timidness and a little bit of stubbornness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song I linked in last week\u2019s Secretary\u2019s Corner, That\u2019s Who I Praise<\/em>, by Brandon Lake, is a song that has really hit me recently. The first time I heard it I didn\u2019t like as much as I do now, because I had to learn the whole melody and then lead it in worship<\/em> in under an hour. Stressful, much? That was a struggle, so I kind of dismissed the song. Then I heard it again. And I thought about the lyrics. And my head exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Okay, not exactly. But some lyrics stuck out to me. The song starts like this: I wanna dance like David, I wanna faith like Paul, I wanna sing like Silas, tearing down those prison walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon first glance, dancing like David isn\u2019t very appealing. Dancing through the city wearing my undertunic? No, thank you. But that\u2019s not the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The point is that David danced before the Lord without a care as to who saw him. He simply offered his worship to Him. And I want to be like that. That doesn\u2019t mean dancing. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever dance in worship, but I don\u2019t have to. Some people will, some won\u2019t. That isn\u2019t the point.<\/em> The point is focusing on God. I often worry about what other people will think. It doesn\u2019t matter. I want to be able to worship the way God leads me. This has boundaries, of course. I don\u2019t want to be a distraction. But\u2014if I\u2019m always afraid of distracting people, I\u2019ll never follow the Lord\u2019s leading. Sometimes following Jesus is breaking the mold a little bit. And am I okay with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I want to dance like David. I want to sing<\/em> like Silas. I want my worship to have the power to break down strongholds! But I can\u2019t if I won\u2019t let myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t know where I\u2019m going here\u2026I\u2019m not trying to bash anyone. People can sing how they want and worship how they want: it\u2019s not my life or decision to make. It would be selfish of me to want everyone to be the same. But I know this\u2014I want to follow Jesus\u2019s leading. Sometimes I stubbornly refuse to do things because other people do it. I don\u2019t want to worship just because everyone else is. But what am I missing? My humanity draws me away from God; my need to be unique, to be my own person prevents worship. That\u2019s not good either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I want to worship our God the way He wants me to. That is the goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Praise. We talk about praise a lot in church. There\u2019s a plethora of worship songs talking about praise. Yet I\u2019ve lived a lot of my life stuck in a rut of timidness and a little bit of stubbornness. The song I linked in last week\u2019s Secretary\u2019s Corner, That\u2019s Who I\u2026<\/p>\n