Revolutionary Leaders

Zooming In On Worship

Woship is zooming out and refocusing on the big picture. It's refocusing on the fact that two thousand years ago, Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sin. It's refocusing on the fact that God unconditionally loves me when I least expect it and least deserve it. It's refocusing on the fact that I have eternity with God to look forward to in a place where there is no mourning or sorrow or pain.

Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God. It's like hitting the refresh key on your computer. It restores the joy of your salvation. It recalibrates your spirit. It renews your mind. And it enables you to find something good to praise God about even when everything seems to be going wrong.

Is it easy? Absolutely not. othing is more difficult than praising God when nothing seems to be going right. But one of the most purest forms of worship is praising God even when we don't feel like it, because it proves that your worship isn't circumstantial.

(This exerpt taken from Mark Batterson's book, In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day.)