What is worship? Worship is anything and everything that brings praise and honor to our Heavenly Father. Worship can include anything from mowing the lawn, which is taking care of what God has provided one with, running, which is taking care of the body that God provided one with, to singing praises to God, which is showing one’s gratitude to the One that created us and everything around us. I believe that anything done in a way that honors God and with a humble spirit, is worshipping our Savior. Of course, many people feel like the time that they are wholeheartedly worshipping God is when they are singing. Music, in general, is a very emotional form of expression and especially when used to worship our God and Savior. Music can be used to convey happiness, sadness, anguish, overflowing joy, appreciativeness, and every other emotion that is felt in the hearts of mankind. I know that when I come out of a night of intense singing, where I have completely poured my heart out to God, I feel at peace with the world. I feel like I have given all my worries to God and just given my all to Him. But, does this mean that the only way to worship God is at church, during the worship part of the service? Of course not! Yet, many churches convey this message without even realizing it. I know that if I was an unbeliever and stepped into a church that I would automatically assume that worship is only done during the singing part of the service. Many, many churches in the United States do not appropriately teach that worship can be anything and not just the music they play. Sadly, many churches do not teach about what worship is at all. Worshipping our Heavenly Father is a lifestyle, not just few minutes at the beginning of a church service. It is anything and everything that brings glory to God’s name.
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Ergan Caner
