Chapter 10: The Heart of Worship
Something to remember: The heart of worship is SURRENDER. We must give ourselves in surrender to Him not out of duty or fear, but out of love.
Verse to remember: "So then my friends, because of God's great mercy to us, offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer" Romans 12:1
The statement(s) that was the most impactful: There are three things that keep us from giving our all in worship (surrendering) :
Can I trust God? Of course you wont surrender fully to God if you dont trust Him. The more you realize how MUCH God loves you, the easier it will be to surrender. There are many things in this book that let us know how they know that God loves us: because he says he loves us. we are never out of his sight, he cares about every detail of our life, he gave us the capacity to enjoy all kinds of pleasure, he has good plans for us, he forgives you, and he is lovingly patient with you. God loves us more than we can EVER imagine.
Admitting our limitations: Our pride definitly gets in our way of surrendering. We need to accept how God made us.
What it means to surrender: Some of us don't know what it TRULY means to surrender. Surrender is best demonstrated in obedience and trust. Surrender means to sacrifice our life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed. You know when you have surrendered to God when you rely on God to work things out! You let go and let God. You will also know when you're surrendered when you dont react to criticism or defend yourself when someone says something bad about you. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships.
The blessing of surrender: You will experience peace, freedom and you will experiences God's power in your life. Cool eh?
The best way to live: If you don't surrender to God you surrender to chaos. Surrender is not the BEST way to live; its the ONLY way to live.
"Nothing under his control can ever be out of control" i like that!
Blessings to you all! I must go study
Mark 8:34 "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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