AL INGHAM † God

August 12, 2010

Worship

Listen

So often we come to a place of worship and we do all the talking. How many times have we prayed and been the only one to say anything?

Time and time again through my spiritual walk with God I have heard people talk about how prayer is a two way thing. Where us talking to God is important, it is just as important that we spend time to listen to what God has to say.

The same applies for worship.

There is huge importance in singing our praises, bowing our heads in reverence of His glory and awe, and giving our hearts to Him time and time again in worship.

But how often are we giving God the chance to speak in our worship?

There has also on occassion been a trend where the space created by the worship leaders has been deemed necessary to bring a sermonette. Whilst this can be appropriate and bring Gods voice to the people, how often is that time used just for God to speak directly into the lives?

The focus of every worship leader should be to bring their congregation to a place where they can meet with God. But how often do we then give them the opportunity for God to have his say in the worship – directly into each life individually.

Create space for God in your worship. Whether it is in your personal worship or where you come together as the church body, allow for God to have his say in that worship.

So often we come to a place of worship and we do all the talking. How many times have we prayed and been the only one to say anything?Time and time again through my spiritual walk with God I have heard people talk about how prayer is a two way thing. Where us talking to God is important, it is just as important that we spend time to listen to what God has to say.
The same applies for worship.There is huge importance in singing our praises, bowing our heads in reverence of His glory and awe, and giving our hearts to Him time and time again in worship.But how often are we giving God the chance to speak in our worship?There has also on occassion been a trend where the space created by the worship leaders has been deemed necessary to bring a sermonette. Whilst this can be appropriate and bring Gods voice to the people, how often is that time used just for God to speak directly into the lives?The focus of every worship leader should be to bring their congregation to a place where they can meet with God. But how often do we then give them the opportunity for God to have his say in the worship – directly into each life individually.
Create space for God in your worship. Whether it is in your personal worship or where you come together as the church body, allow for God to have his say in that worship.

June 16, 2010

Life

Belief: How are you Be:Living?

I was challenged tonight by a statement.

Are we living what we believe?

Because what we believe should ultimately shape and determine how we live.

Let me illustrate for you with a couple of hypothetical examples. If Gretchen believed that the sky was purple, that would ultimately change the way she lived. When the weather man says “Blue skies are forecast for tomorrow”, it would hold a very different meaning than it does for us. If her teacher asked her to paint a landscape with the trees, hills and birds in the sky, Gretchen will live out her belief in her painting in a different way to the rest of us.

Or take Billy for example. Now Billy believes that water is toxic. So toxic, that if he touches he will surely perish. Billy will interact very differently with his environment than the rest of us. At the beach, he will keep well away from the lapping waves. On a rainy day, he would stay indoors at all cost, and jumping in puddles is an absolute No-No.

How do we as Christian’s live out what we believe? Are we truly believing in something if we don’t live like we believe it whole heartedly? If we believe in Christ, would we not live and follow in every footstep He commanded us to?

Food for thought. Don’t drink the water.