Lisa Olsworth-Peter: Worship when you wake? Are you mad?
When you wake what is the first thing we do? Pop on our slippers? Make a coffee? Watch the news?
What if the first thing we did was worship the Lord?
Now you will probably be thinking, “oh come on Lisa who worships the Lord at 6am? I can barely open my eyes when I get up how on earth could I summon the energy to worship!”
You would be right in thinking that! To suddenly start singing the words of 10,000 reasons or Thine Be The Glory would indeed be a bit of a stretch even for the holiest of people!
What if I told you that simply uttering the words, ‘Lord I give you this day’ is worship!
To thank God for the warmth of the carpet under your feet.
To thank Him for the freshly brewed coffee or tea or even the fresh running water from the tap!
To take a breath and thank Him for giving us life!
This IS worship!
We so often think that worship begins when the band strike their first chord or when we begin to sing! Well if that’s the case God has been starved indeed in these last 10 months!
Worship is music and singing but it is not limited to this! Music and singing is one of the many gifts and blessings that God has given us and we should be thankful every day for it but there are many ways for our bodies, our hearts, our minds and our souls to worship God.
Let’s start by being thankful!
Tomorrow when you wake, thank God for the day and dedicate it to Him.
It’s like turning on a running tap the rest will just flow from there!
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Lisa Olsworth-Peter
Music Worship Pastor
“Sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts” Colossians 3:16