worship.

if you haven't ever had the chance to experience a live worship concert, i highly reccomend it. having just gotten home from seeing Hillsong live, i am energized and want to share some things with you. one recurring theme of the songs was an image of Christ's death on the cross. i mean, obviously, this is a very general and, for lack of a better word, popular image in Christianity. but i don't remember ever realizing how often we sing songs about it. in any case, i don't believe we think about the crucifixion often enough in worship. the image is horrifying and beautiful at the same time. just to sing the captivting words was incredible.

the second thing i noticed was how many of their songs talked about praise. praise being all we desire, all we do, what we excel at. we are expected to show others the love of Christ, through our actions. it was amazing to be able to jump up and down, dnce, shout, and all out worship God without worries. this is what everyday should be like. we shouldn't be afraid to do something completely random and spontaneous for the Lord and stand out among those around us.

at one point in the service, Darlene took time to pray for all the people in the room who were involved in some sort of musical worship leading. whether it be singing, playing an instrument, dancing, producing, songwriting. it was really neat to feel the presence of God anointing our worship leading and everything we are doing. anytime we are specifically prayed over, there is something that envelops us. it was inspiring for that certain aspect of our lives to be prayed over by her. i mean, worship is what she does for a living. and she is praying for US. it just goes to show how much God cares about every little thing we do.

okay well after that, i am completely worn out. worship drains me. but i must move on to my calulus homework.


song for this post: Tear Down the Walls by Hillsong (yes this is just a coincidence).