Being Real

Good Morning!! Worship is a word we often use but something we rarely experience. Oh, we say that we are going to a worship service each Sunday, but do we really encounter the living God,...or merely endure another weekly religious gathering? When was the last time you walked away from a worship service charged, or changed forever,...because God met you there? We misunderstand what true worship is, and fail to recognize the requirements of worship,...Openness, and Honesty.
For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice; the upright will see His face.—Psalm 11:7 (NIV)

Honesty is a rapidly disappearing attribute. Truth is hedged, and masked. Integrity is compromised. "Mom and Dad aren't here" our children say when we want to avoid the caller. We silently pocket the incorrectly counted change received in the drive-through lane. Untruths we label as "small white lies" permeate our character, until authenticity is completely forfeited. A life of integrity demands honesty,...and so does worship. Worship is all about seeking the face of God. Seeking God with our whole heart is the first step in experiencing authentic worship. We cannot truly seek God until we are willing to come before Him in absolute abandonment, being completely and totally honest before, and with, Him.

True worship, only takes place in an honest heart.

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Father God, we confess that we do not truly understand what it means to worship You, in the way that You desire. But we want to worship You,...and we want to come into Your presence with complete honesty and transparency. Our heart desire is to sit at Your feet. We lay down our pride and arrogance, confessing that without You, we are nothing. We praise You and love You, Father. Teach us how to truly worship You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

"A relationship with God, like all relationships, must begin with trust.
Ultimately trust begins with the courage to believe."