Worship Looks Different for Everyone | Psalm 144
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I am a hockey player. I I am a hockey player. I managed to play managed to play managed to play hockey the other evening. hockey the other evening. hockey the other evening. And I had such a And I had such a And I had such a moment. I was leaving the moment. I was leaving the moment. I was leaving the rink, and I had rink, and I had rink, and I had this 5- this 5- second thought: " second thought: " Dude, that was cool." Dude, that was cool." Dude, that was cool." I was able to move around and I was able to move around and I was able to move around and be with people. God, be with people. God, be with people. God, thank you for giving me a thank you for giving me a thank you for giving me a healthy body. And I was able to healthy body. And I was able to healthy body. And I was able to be among people be among people be among people who, in my opinion, don't who, in my opinion, don't who, in my opinion, don't know You, and I can know You, and I can know You, and I can talk to them about what talk to them about what talk to them about what I do, who I am, and I do, who I am, and I do, who I am, and about my family. And when about my family. And when about my family. And when I just stop and I just stop and I just stop and don't think, "Oh, that was don't think, "Oh, that was don't think, "Oh, that was nice," but nice," but nice," but dig a little dig a little dig a little deeper and say, "God, deeper and say, "God, deeper and say, "God, thank You for this, this, this, thank You for this, this, this, thank You for this, this, this, and this," I can and this," I can and this," I can enjoy enjoy enjoy life. life. life. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And finally—thank you And finally—thank you , because you were the , because you were the , because you were the initiator of all this initiator of all this initiator of all this . . This is Crossroads Daily. No This is Crossroads Daily. No experts, no experts, no experts, no perfect people, just perfect people, just perfect people, just candid conversations about what candid conversations about what candid conversations about what happens happens happens when the Bible when the Bible when the Bible appears in appears in appears in real life. real life. Hello, how are you? I'm Hello, how are you? I'm Chuck. Chuck. Chuck. I'm Chris. I'm Chris. I'm Chris. I'm Jamie. I'm Jamie. I'm Jamie. I am Jordan. I am Jordan. I am Jordan. And we keep And we keep And we keep talking about talking about talking about awakening. awakening. awakening. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Psalm 144—interesting Psalm 144—interesting Psalm 144—interesting for the topic of revival, is for the topic of revival, is for the topic of revival, is n’t it? Because it n’t it? Because it n’t it? Because it begins with a battle.
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begins with a battle. begins with a battle. It's obvious that there's a It's obvious that there's a It's obvious that there's a struggle going on, and I think that's struggle going on, and I think that's struggle going on, and I think that's true. I believe true. I believe that awakening that awakening that awakening occurs in the occurs in the occurs in the context of our context of our context of our real lives. God real lives. God real lives. God wants to break through not into wants to break through not into wants to break through not into some ideal some ideal some ideal world, but into the real world, but into the real world, but into the real world we world we world we live in, and He can, and live in, and He can, and live in, and He can, and He will. So, He will. So, He will. So, as we read as we read as we read this Psalm together, what this Psalm together, what this Psalm together, what struck you? What did you struck you? What did you struck you? What did you remember? Was there remember? Was there remember? Was there a particular a particular a particular verse or image that verse or image that verse or image that stood out stood out stood out to you in Psalm 144? to you in Psalm 144? I can't listen to or I can't listen to or read this Psalm without read this Psalm without ... I should have ... I should have ... I should have gotten a printed gotten a printed gotten a printed Bible, but Bible, but I'll borrow one from a friend. I'll borrow one from a friend. Yes. Yes. Lord, what is Lord, what is man that you are mindful man that you are mindful man that you are mindful of him, or the son of of him, or the son of of him, or the son of man that you man that you man that you care for him? care for him? Man is like Man is like a breath, his days are like a a breath, his days are like a a breath, his days are like a shadow that passes away. shadow that passes away. shadow that passes away. Yes. Yes. I'm just in the middle of everything I go through every day, or I go through every day, or from moment to from moment to from moment to moment. There are moment. There are moment. There are moments when I think, moments when I think, moments when I think, "God, You care." "This is "God, You care." "This is "God, You care." "This is important to you." "I am just a important to you." "I am just a speck on the speck on the speck on the timeline of timeline of timeline of history." "And yet this history." "And yet this history." "And yet this speck is important." Yeah, I speck is important." Yeah, I speck is important." Yeah, I just...I can't just...I can't just...I can't read this Psalm and read this Psalm and read this Psalm and not think about it.
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not think about it. not think about it. And how do you feel And how do you feel And how do you feel about that? When you about that? When you about that? When you read this and are read this and are read this and are reminded of it, how do reminded of it, how do reminded of it, how do you feel? you feel? you feel? The whole spectrum of feelings. The whole spectrum of feelings. The whole spectrum of feelings. I might think, "God, I might think, "God, I might think, "God, I'm I'm I'm wasting so much." And, God, I'm wasting so much." And, God, I'm wasting so much." And, God, I'm so grateful that it doesn't so grateful that it doesn't so grateful that it doesn't make you say, make you say, make you say, "Okay, I do "Okay, I do "Okay, I do n't care about that little thing anymore. n't care about that little thing anymore. " So I'm just grateful " So I'm just grateful , happy, full of , happy, full of , happy, full of joy, and I can have joy, and I can have joy, and I can have regrets that then regrets that then regrets that then force me to force me to force me to make different make different make different decisions. That's it. decisions. That's it. decisions. That's it. I like it. I like it. I like it. Yes. What strikes me is the Yes. What strikes me is the Yes. What strikes me is the passage where passage where passage where David says, "O God, David says, "O God, David says, "O God, look upon my look upon my look upon my enemies." That is, there are enemies." That is, there are enemies." That is, there are people who are people who are people who are persecuting me. persecuting me. persecuting me. They say that about They say that about They say that about me. They are liars. me. They are liars. me. They are liars. They're this and that, They're this and that, They're this and that, you know, and all that. And you know, and all that. And you know, and all that. And then he immediately then he immediately then he immediately moves on to the fact moves on to the fact moves on to the fact that: “But I will that: “But I will that: “But I will praise You, I will praise You, I will praise You, I will sing a new song, sing a new song, sing a new song, and that is what I will and that is what I will and that is what I will focus my attention on focus my attention on .” And that's the .” And that's the .” And that's the most important most important most important reminder for me: "Okay, reminder for me: "Okay, reminder for me: "Okay, I can acknowledge the chaos, the I can acknowledge the chaos, the I can acknowledge the chaos, the frustration, and the frustration, and the frustration, and the mess, but I'm not the mess, but I'm not the mess, but I'm not the final judge in final judge in final judge in these matters." And I don't these matters." And I don't these matters." And I don't control these things. And I am control these things. And I am control these things. And I am not as good a judge not as good a judge , leader, or anyone else , leader, or anyone else as God. So I just as God. So I just as God. So I just think, "Okay, yeah, I think, "Okay, yeah, I think, "Okay, yeah, I see it." And then I see it." And then I see it." And then I can let God can let God can let God handle it, because I handle it, because I handle it, because I trust that He can trust that He can trust that He can handle it better than handle it better than handle it better than I can. And then I change I can. And then I change I can. And then I change my attitude and my attitude and my attitude and setting to
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setting to setting to what I can control what I can control what I can control and what God wants and what God wants and what God wants from me—singing from me—singing from me—singing songs to Him. songs to Him. songs to Him. Yes. Yes. Yes. And worship Him. And worship Him. It helps me It helps me understand: OK, I understand: OK, I understand: OK, I see these things, but how do see these things, but how do see these things, but how do I consistently I consistently I consistently redirect my redirect my redirect my priorities and attention priorities and attention priorities and attention to what I can to what I can to what I can control? control? control? Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. and take my hands off what and take my hands off what and take my hands off what I can't do. I can't do. I can't do. That's right. That's right. That's right. Yes. Yes. Yes. When do you find it difficult When do you find it difficult When do you find it difficult to worship? to worship? Honestly, when Honestly, when everything is going great. everything is going great. everything is going great. Ovva. Tell me about it. Ovva. Tell me about it. Ovva. Tell me about it. Yes. Yes. Yes. I think many would I think many would I think many would say, and I would too, that when say, and I would too, that when say, and I would too, that when everything is upside down, it can be everything is upside down, it can be everything is upside down, it can be hard to praise God in the hard to praise God in the hard to praise God in the face of chaos or face of chaos or face of chaos or confusion. But when confusion. But when confusion. But when everything is great, I say: " everything is great, I say: " God, it's okay, You're there, I'm God, it's okay, You're there, I'm God, it's okay, You're there, I'm here, I'm fine." here, I'm fine." "I'm minding my own "I'm minding my own "I'm minding my own business now." "I'm business now." "I'm business now." "I'm resting." I will come resting." I will come resting." I will come to You when something goes to You when something goes to You when something goes wrong, and when everything is going wrong, and when everything is going wrong, and when everything is going well, I think: who well, I think: who well, I think: who is God? I guess I'm is God? I guess I'm is God? I guess I'm fine as is. fine as is. fine as is. Yes, right now. Yes, right now. Yes, right now. That's good. Yes. That's good. Yes. That's good. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, I understand that. Yes, I understand that.
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Yes, I understand that. It seems like the most sincere It seems like the most sincere It seems like the most sincere prayers happen prayers happen prayers happen when I'm in the middle of when I'm in the middle of when I'm in the middle of something. Uh, and something. Uh, and something. Uh, and usually I end up there usually I end up there usually I end up there by my by my by my own choice. Uh, not own choice. Uh, not own choice. Uh, not always, but, you know, always, but, you know, always, but, you know, you get to that you get to that you get to that point. But I think point. But I think point. But I think when things are going well, I'm in when things are going well, I'm in when things are going well, I'm in one of two one of two one of two states, like I don't states, like I don't states, like I don't think about God. I think about God. I think about God. I think: I am just think: I am just think: I am just blessed and in blessed and in blessed and in grace, and I forget grace, and I forget grace, and I forget who blessed me who blessed me who blessed me and in whom I found and in whom I found and in whom I found grace. Uh, or grace. Uh, or grace. Uh, or sometimes, I don't know, maybe sometimes, I don't know, maybe sometimes, I don't know, maybe it's just me. it's just me. it's just me. I have a thought: “ I have a thought: “ Wait, have Wait, have Wait, have I strayed I strayed I strayed so far from the path that so far from the path that so far from the path that the enemy thinks, ‘She’s the enemy thinks, ‘She’s the enemy thinks, ‘She’s fine’? ‘I don’t fine’? ‘I don’t fine’? ‘I don’t have to do anything, have to do anything, have to do anything, she’ll she’ll she’ll stumble on stumble on stumble on her own path.’” Yeah, her own path.’” Yeah, her own path.’” Yeah, like Yeah like Yeah like Yeah , so , so , so Then I'm like, "Okay, Then I'm like, "Okay, Then I'm like, "Okay, God, what's going on here?" God, what's going on here?" God, what's going on here?" Yes. Yes. Yes. I'll tell you what's hardest for me I'll tell you what's hardest for me I'll tell you what's hardest for me is the bitterness, is the bitterness, is the bitterness, friends. She can friends. She can friends. She can block my block my block my worship. When I worship. When I worship. When I feel like I'm feel like I'm feel like I'm owed something, especially owed something, especially owed something, especially from God, and I'm not from God, and I'm not from God, and I'm not getting it, I can get getting it, I can get getting it, I can get so self-righteous, so self-righteous, so self-righteous, and it really blocks and it really blocks and it really blocks me. And it's interesting what me. And it's interesting what me. And it's interesting what usually brings usually brings usually brings me back is when I me back is when I me back is when I can get to a place, can get to a place, can get to a place, or God brings or God brings or God brings me to a place of me to a place of me to a place of gratitude. This is the gratitude. This is the gratitude. This is the antidote to this antidote to this antidote to this bitterness in me, bitterness in me, bitterness in me, the realization: " the realization: " You know what?" Even what You know what?" Even what You know what?" Even what I have, I don't I have, I don't I have, I don't deserve it. So, I'm deserve it. So, I'm deserve it. So, I'm angry about something I angry about something I angry about something I didn't get, even though I didn't get, even though I didn't get, even though I think I deserve it think I deserve it . But even what I . But even what I . But even what I have, I don't have, I don't have, I don't deserve it. But deserve it. But deserve it. But bitterness can definitely bitterness can definitely bitterness can definitely be a hindrance for be a hindrance for be a hindrance for me when it comes me when it comes me when it comes to this.
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to this. to this. Yes. Yes. Yes. I have nothing to add, I'll I have nothing to add, I'll I have nothing to add, I'll just say, "Yes." just say, "Yes." just say, "Yes." Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. I support. I support. I support. Well, let's Well, let's Well, let's talk about talk about talk about worship, because, worship, because, worship, because, you know, David has this you know, David has this you know, David has this turning point and turning point and turning point and he says, "I will he says, "I will he says, "I will worship You," worship You," worship You," right? And, you know, one of the right? And, you know, one of the right? And, you know, one of the ways David ways David ways David worships, he worships, he worships, he says, "I will play upon a says, "I will play upon a says, "I will play upon a ten-stringed harp," ten-stringed harp," he was musically he was musically he was musically gifted and gifted and gifted and worshipped God that way worshipped God that way worshipped God that way . He was a . He was a . He was a writer. He writer. He writer. He was writing. So I think was writing. So I think was writing. So I think for me it opens up the for me it opens up the for me it opens up the possibility that possibility that possibility that worship can worship can worship can look very look very different. So, different. So, different. So, let's talk let's talk let's talk about this. Like, what other about this. Like, what other about this. Like, what other ways have you ways have you ways have you worshipped? We I worshipped? We I worshipped? We I love singing songs and love singing songs and , you know, I look forward to the , you know, I look forward to the next time next time I sing with other I sing with other I sing with other believers, but how else has believers, but how else has worship manifested itself in your worship manifested itself in your life? life? life? Mhm. Mhm. I think often it's I think often it's just a matter of just a matter of just a matter of where I spend my where I spend my where I spend my time, and whether I give time, and whether I give time, and whether I give God the proper time God the proper time God the proper time He deserves as He deserves as He deserves as my Father, with Whom I my Father, with Whom I my Father, with Whom I should spend should spend should spend intimate time to intimate time to intimate time to know Him, for that is where know Him, for that is where life will be found. As life will be found. As in the last verse, 15 in the last verse, 15 , where it says: , where it says: , where it says: blessed is the people whose blessed is the people whose blessed is the people whose God is the Lord. God is the Lord. God is the Lord. At first, it seems like At first, it seems like At first, it seems like just a logical just a logical just a logical circle. As if blessed circle. As if blessed circle. As if blessed if you are God. As if those if you are God. As if those if you are God. As if those whose God is God. It's like, whose God is God. It's like, whose God is God. It's like, well, yes, but it's not like that, well, yes, but it's not like that, well, yes, but it's not like that, those who make God those who make God those who make God their God and their God and their God and who put Him in who put Him in who put Him in this place.
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this place. this place. Right. Exactly. Yes. Right. Exactly. Yes. Right. Exactly. Yes. And it's like, you know, in those And it's like, you know, in those And it's like, you know, in those days they days they days they worshipped golden worshipped golden worshipped golden calves and bronze calves and bronze calves and bronze statues, and I think: well, they're statues, and I think: well, they're statues, and I think: well, they're stupid. He said, "This does stupid. He said, "This does stupid. He said, "This does n't work." And I'm like: n't work." And I'm like: n't work." And I'm like: in short, I'm going back in short, I'm going back in short, I'm going back to my phone. to my phone. to my phone. They would look at They would look at They would look at me and think, "What is this me and think, "What is this me and think, "What is this guy doing?" guy doing?" guy doing?" Just Just Just staring at this staring at this staring at this bar all day. "And so I bar all day. "And so I bar all day. "And so I feel like for me, feel like for me, feel like for me, worship is worship is worship is a lot of things, I don't a lot of things, I don't a lot of things, I don't know. Look at know. Look at know. Look at my bank my bank my bank statements, look statements, look statements, look at my time, at my time, at my time, look at what I look at what I look at what I do in the morning. Those are the do in the morning. Those are the do in the morning. Those are the most important areas. most important areas. most important areas. Where do I spend my Where do I spend my Where do I spend my time and my money? That's time and my money? That's time and my money? That's usually what I'm usually what I'm usually what I'm actively worshipping. actively worshipping. actively worshipping. That's very good. That's That's very good. That's That's very good. That's really very good. really very good. really very good. If you break down the word ' If you break down the word ' If you break down the word ' worship', it's ' worship', it's ' worth-ship'. So why do you worth-ship'. So why do you attribute attribute attribute what you mean? what you mean? what you mean? value. That's what value. That's what value. That's what you worship. you worship. you worship. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. And I love that And I love that you say, 'Yeah, I'm you say, 'Yeah, I'm you say, 'Yeah, I'm putting time into what putting time into what putting time into what I'm putting value into I'm putting value into .' "You know? I value my .' "You know? I value my .' "You know? I value my family. I mean, I family. I mean, I family. I mean, I hope I don't hope I don't hope I don't worship my worship my worship my family, but I love and family, but I love and family, but I love and appreciate them. And you... and I appreciate them. And you... and I appreciate them. And you... and I think you can tell by the think you can tell by the think you can tell by the time I've spent, you time I've spent, you time I've spent, you know, sitting on the bench at know, sitting on the bench at know, sitting on the bench at a lot of football a lot of football a lot of football games games games or or or something. Or cross country, something. Or cross country, something. Or cross country, you know, my daughter you know, my daughter you know, my daughter runs cross country. Because I runs cross country. Because I runs cross country. Because I value those value those value those things. Um, so I think that's what it is things. Um, so I think that's what it is things. Um, so I think that's what it is . I . I . I also... I love people, also... I love people, also... I love people, and there are people in my life and there are people in my life who are like that.
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who are like that. who are like that. Generosity to them is an Generosity to them is an Generosity to them is an act of worship. And by act of worship. And by act of worship. And by that I mean, that I mean, that I mean, they really they really they really see an opportunity to be see an opportunity to be see an opportunity to be generous to generous to generous to someone and they just go ahead and do someone and they just go ahead and do someone and they just go ahead and do it. it. Mm. Mm. I have a friend who I have a friend who I have a friend who literally has a literally has a literally has a habit of writing people habit of writing people habit of writing people cards now. When was cards now. When was cards now. When was the last time you got the last time you got the last time you got a card? Right? a card? Right? a card? Right? Yeah. It's been a while Yeah. It's been a while Yeah. It's been a while . . . And he just, it could And he just, it could And he just, it could be something small be something small be something small like, "Hey, like, "Hey, like, "Hey, man, I was thinking about you man, I was thinking about you man, I was thinking about you today. I just today. I just today. I just wrote you a wrote you a wrote you a postcard. "When postcard. "When postcard. "When you get something like that in you get something like that in you get something like that in the mail, it's like, the mail, it's like, the mail, it's like, Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's cool. I think That's cool. I think That's cool. I think it's an act it's an act it's an act of worship for him. His of worship for him. His of worship for him. His generosity in words and in generosity in words and in generosity in words and in time. Just time. Just time. Just investing, you know, in investing, you know, in investing, you know, in all these 25- all these 25- all these 25- cent stamps. How much are cent stamps. How much are cent stamps. How much are stamps worth now? $1.50? 85 stamps worth now? $1.50? 85 stamps worth now? $1.50? 85 cents? Whatever they are cents? Whatever they are cents? Whatever they are now. Um, but now. Um, but now. Um, but that's another form that's another form that's another form of worship. What else? What of worship. What else? What of worship. What else? What else comes to mind? else comes to mind? else comes to mind? I think it's really I think it's really I think it's really Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Yeah. Very helpful. Yeah. Very helpful. Yeah. Very helpful. Going back to the topic of Going back to the topic of Going back to the topic of gratitude that I think you were gratitude that I think you were just talking about. Um, gratitude is very important. And is very important. And is very important. And I think there are many I think there are many I think there are many times when I can times when I can times when I can Yes. Yes. Yes. think, "Oh, Chuck think, "Oh, Chuck think, "Oh, Chuck wrote me a wrote me a wrote me a card. Oh, that's so card. Oh, that's so card. Oh, that's so sweet of him. "But sweet of him. "But sweet of him. "But I never really I never really I never really said, 'Thank you.'" Do said, 'Thank you.'" Do said, 'Thank you.'" Do you understand? Or didn't you understand? Or didn't you understand? Or didn't thank you for it. So the thank you for it. So the thank you for it. So the way I way I way I try to grow in try to grow in try to grow in worship now is worship now is worship now is when I just when I just when I just enjoy what enjoy what enjoy what God has created, God has created, God has created, Yes.
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Yes. Yes. I try, and I try, and I try, and I don't always succeed I don't always succeed I don't always succeed , to be very , to be very , to be very conscious, like, "Let conscious, like, "Let conscious, like, "Let me just stop for a me just stop for a me just stop for a moment and say, 'God, moment and say, 'God, moment and say, 'God, thank you for creating thank you for creating thank you for creating this, and that I was able to be a this, and that I was able to be a this, and that I was able to be a part of this.' I part of this.' I part of this.' I played, I'm a hockey player. I played, I'm a hockey player. I played, I'm a hockey player. I played hockey the other played hockey the other played hockey the other night." And I had night." And I had night." And I had such a moment. I was coming out of the such a moment. I was coming out of the such a moment. I was coming out of the rink, and I had a rink, and I had a rink, and I had a five-second five-second five-second thought where I was just like, thought where I was just like, thought where I was just like, "Mmm." "Man, "Mmm." "Man, "Mmm." "Man, that was cool. I was able to that was cool. I was able to that was cool. I was able to move around and be with move around and be with move around and be with people. God, thank people. God, thank people. God, thank You for giving me a You for giving me a You for giving me a healthy body. And for being healthy body. And for being healthy body. And for being around people around people around people who I don't think who I don't think who I don't think know You, and I can know You, and I can know You, and I can talk to them about what talk to them about what talk to them about what I do, who I am, and I do, who I am, and I do, who I am, and my family." And there my family." And there my family." And there are so many more are so many more are so many more aspects to this. I'm aspects to this. I'm aspects to this. I'm like, "Dude, how like, "Dude, how like, "Dude, how cool that you gave us the cool that you gave us the cool that you gave us the brains to come up with brains to come up with brains to come up with this cool this cool this cool exercise thing." exercise thing." exercise thing." Yes. It's like there Yes. It's like there Yes. It's like there are these levels, and are these levels, and are these levels, and I just thought, " I just thought, " God, you're so God, you're so God, you're so great for this." great for this." great for this." I like it. I like it. I like it. You know, you created You know, you created You know, you created all these different things, and I was all these different things, and I was all these different things, and I was able to get involved in able to get involved in able to get involved in it. This is so cool. it. This is so cool. it. This is so cool. It's just something I It's just something I It's just something I took for granted and took for granted and took for granted and overlooked for so long in my life overlooked for so long in my life overlooked for so long in my life . And when I . And when I . And when I can just can just can just stop and not stop and not stop and not just think, "Oh, just think, "Oh, just think, "Oh, that was cute." "But that was cute." "But that was cute." "But actually dig actually dig actually dig a little deeper and a little deeper and a little deeper and say, 'God, thank say, 'God, thank say, 'God, thank you for this, for that, for you for this, for that, for you for this, for that, for this, and for this.'" And I this, and for this.'" And I this, and for this.'" And I was able to enjoy was able to enjoy was able to enjoy life."
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life." life." Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And in the end, you are And in the end, you are And in the end, you are Yes. Yes. Yes. because you were the ideological because you were the ideological because you were the ideological inspiration for all of this inspiration for all of this inspiration for all of this . . . Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. I think this is a good I think this is a good I think this is a good challenge for us challenge for us challenge for us today, for all of today, for all of today, for all of us. Diversify us. Diversify us. Diversify your worship your worship your worship today. today. today. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Diversify your Diversify your Diversify your worship. If you worship. If you worship. If you listen to music as a listen to music as a listen to music as a way of worship, way of worship, way of worship, do so. Perfectly. Don't do so. Perfectly. Don't do so. Perfectly. Don't stop stop stop doing this. But maybe doing this. But maybe doing this. But maybe think about whether you think about whether you think about whether you shouldn't stop and shouldn't stop and shouldn't stop and thank God when thank God when thank God when you eat well or you eat well or you eat well or something, right? If something, right? If something, right? If it's, you know, writing. Are it's, you know, writing. Are it's, you know, writing. Are you going to take, you going to take, you going to take, well, an example from David? well, an example from David? well, an example from David? Some of us say, “Oh, Some of us say, “Oh, Some of us say, “Oh, man, I really man, I really man, I really love writing. Maybe this is a love writing. Maybe this is a love writing. Maybe this is a way for me way for me way for me to worship. There are to worship. There are to worship. There are all sorts of ways in all sorts of ways in all sorts of ways in which one can which one can which one can worship God. And worship God. And worship God. And the awakening—I think the the awakening—I think the the awakening—I think the awakening awakening awakening begins within us, begins within us, begins within us, when we when we when we start again, where do we start again, where do we start again, where do we place value? place value? place value? Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. And when we start to And when we start to And when we start to focus on God focus on God focus on God and give him the and give him the and give him the honor he deserves, I think honor he deserves, I think honor he deserves, I think it starts it starts it starts to change something in our to change something in our to change something in our hearts. And I think it's hearts. And I think it's hearts. And I think it's starting to starting to starting to revive us. So revive us. So revive us. So let's let's let's diversify our diversify our diversify our worship today. worship today. worship today. We'll see where this We'll see where this We'll see where this takes us.
Summary
The sermon emphasizes that spiritual awakening happens within our real lives, not in an idealized world. Citing Psalm 144, it reflects on God's mindful care for humanity despite our fleeting existence. The takeaway is to find gratitude and joy by recognizing God's presence and value in every moment and circumstance.
Bible Verses
| Reference | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| Psalm 144 | |
| Psalm 8:4 | |
| Psalm 144:9 |