Each Sunday I come from church so rejuvenated and ready for the week. As many of you know I have struggled lately not with my faith but with living daily in a way that I feel pleases God. I have everything in the world to be thankful for and I truely am, God has blessed me with the most amazing and loving husband who I could not imagine a day without. Then He took it even another step with blessing us to have a family and healthy little boy. In April I took a trip to Honduras that has impacted my life in a way I didn;t realize was possible. One of my biggest fears has been I would forget the burden God layed on my heart as I walked throughout the village of the local familes we were serving. So, today I came to the conclusion that I am a girl that wants my cake and wants to eat it too! I want to have a relationship with God that guides me each day......but I also want my dream house and all my worldly possessions. Not saying there is anything wrong with with financial success or luxery homes, but for me I have often put my dreams before my Father. This song had me tears as I sang out in church today. It is so hard to surrender it all due to the fact of feeling vulnerable, but with God when we surrender it actually strengthens us.
Each week as we are singing I look around and am awe of those who raise their hands in worship, I have ALWAYS wanted to do this, but something always holds me back. I fear that what if the person next to me thinks Im weird. So silly how we worry about what others may say or think even while at church. So this is my year and I am going to learn to lift my hands in worship and "surrender" it all to my God.
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Candice, I'm so encouraged by how God is working in your life. I wish we were closer so that we could sit down and have a good heart to heart about it all!!
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Candice, raise your hands and worship God for He is worthy of our praises. His Word says He inhabits our praise. It also says, to obey is better than sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteSo, express outwardly what you feel led to do in your heart for our heavenly father. You might be surprised at what happens with that simple act of obedience.
Look at it like this, Candice. Do you think those individuals whom you see lifting their hands to worship the Savior are weird? Of course you don't.
So, worship Him in whatever way He leads you. He's just waiting for you to express outwardly, the love you feel inwardly for Him. Just do it!
Candice, your story is so uplifting. What God is doing in your life. To see how you have grown in your life. God is so amazing. I read you story and reflect on my own life and how God has changed me. Praise and worship is so inportant to me. I find when I let everything go, and just worship him. That is when God fills me so completely. The more I give him the more he gives me in return. I used to be the way as you are now. I couldn't imagine myself lifting my hands in praise. Now, the draw is so powerful, I can't imagine not doing so. Candice, don't worry about what others may be doing or not doing. Worship God with all you heart and soul and see how he responds.
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