Worship has always been an anchor for me. I love to worship, but if I’m honest, I don’t always feel like it. Maybe that’s because worship is costly. It’s intentional, and takes discipline.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll agree that discipline can sometimes be a challenge. It takes effort and energy, and we often think of discipline as a list of rules and regulations, do’s and don’ts, something out to get us and steal our joy or freedom. There are many areas I wish I were more disciplined in: not letting the washing pile up, choosing a book over binge watching a series, thinking before I speak, not snoozing the alarm multiple times.
But discipline, at its core, is choosing what matters most over what feels easiest in the moment and we must apply that same principle to the spiritual discipline of worship.
What I love about worship is the adoration it brings before God. We are given the opportunity to love and honour His glorious name, to give Him the praise He so deeply deserves. Worship often looks like coming before God with a heart full of gratitude, standing in awe of His holiness. It is so much more than singing, it is a posture of the heart.
When we worship, we are reminded of how good God is and how deeply we need His Holy Spirit to change us and set us free. As we practice this spiritual discipline, we allow God to reshape us, forming us to live with the aim of becoming more like Jesus, which ultimately brings honour to His name.
Worship involves adoration, posture, and surrender and it leads to transformation. So rather than asking, “Do I feel like worshipping today?” Perhaps we should ask, “Who am I becoming as I choose to worship God today?”
I love how Paul, in Romans 12, shifts from revealing what God has done for us to showing how we should respond:
Romans 12:1 (NLT)
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
Paul encourages us to live a life of active, ongoing worship. This isn’t about perfection; it’s about intentional devotion, setting ourselves apart for God each day.
So I encourage you to take some time out of your day to day to worship him and to reflect on this question:
“What might change if I treated worship not as a feeling, but as a faithful everyday choice?”
Prayer:
God I Thankyou for who you are and for this wonderful gift of being able to worship you,I Thankyou for everything that you have done for me. Lord I am sorry for when I choose to do things in my own strength and I pray that you would continue to shape my heart, renew my mind, and draw me closer to You. Help me to continue to live sacrificially for you and let everything that I do God bring honour to your name.
In Jesus name Amen.
Worship Song: The Blood – Bethel Music