Seeking God: Being In His Presence

Seeking God: In His Presence Daily
 

"Worship changes the worshiper

into the image of the One worshiped"
Jack Hayford

 

What is worship?

    Though there are tons of definitions of what worship is, I like how BibleStudytool.com defines it: worship "is both an attitude and an act."
The attitude: humbling
The act: can range from the songs we sing, to the ministry we are apart of, the tithes we bring, the people we comfort, the moments we spend in fellowship and our quiet moments with God.
 But the why of worship: is drawing closer to God. Not just for a moment. But regularly, daily.
It's a lifestyle choice
Our attitude, the way we carry ourselves, the clothes we wear, the music we listen to, everything. God is in the details.

When we worship: "we pay deep, sincere, awesome respect, love, and fear to the one who created us."
What we worship, we become.
So, worshipping 'helps us develop a God-like and Christ-like character.'
-The Purpose of our Worship


How we Worship
 He tells us in His Word  "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4 vs. 24, NASB

One take on doing this comes from Patheos.com

 

Worship In Spirit

                    In action

 

Worshipping in Spirit, should reflect the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

Does our worship produce love instead of hatred?

Joy instead of sorrow?

Peace instead of anxiety?

Patience instead of impatience? ect

               If yes, then we are worshipping in Spirit

 

Worship In Truth

                 In attitude

 

Does our worship reflect proper Biblical doctrine?

2 Timothy 3:16-17

 Ephesians 4:24-32

Does our worship of God exalt Him above all other things?

(Romans 1:22-25)

 

 If so we are worshipping in truth.

 

Worshiping In the Middle of It

You may not get all that He does or understand why.
You may hate the seemingly never ending trials you keep facing because funnily enough, committing your life to God doesn't mean things suddenly get better.
Verses like Romans 5 vs 3-5: put it in perspective though:

"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us"

Hard as that is to do (rejoice in suffering), at least we know what comes with the territory of being followers of Christ.

But in continually looking at Him, looking to Him for everything that changes you from the inside out. Makes you a new creation.

This blessing (God gives His worshippers) allows you to accomplish what God had in mind when He made you: to have a growing friendship with Him and become Christ like (hence the name Christian)
-New Extreme Teen Bible. New Century Version.
He Promises pg. 673

And than slowly, it starts becoming less about you, less about the pursuit of happiness, but being content no matter what you go through, because your eyes are fixed above (Psalms 121) and your hope is built on solid ground.

Happy Worshipping :)