Definition Essay On Worship

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JJ Cochrane

Spiritual Formation

“ Worship”

What is worship? Worship is seeing what God is worth, worship is treasuring the Lord. Sometimes our nostalgia can be mistaken for worship, but I’m here to tell you that the real thing about worship is the Lord receiving glory from it. It’s not about us, it’s about Him. Realizing that everyone is different, sometimes when we worship our face is having a tough time expressing what our heart is expressing. Worship is everything we do,with our attention focused on God. Worship is a way of connecting to God. The deeper point of worship is concentration.Worship begins at the cross. Worship is an expression …show more content…

The way I worship is simply giving God the praise. I prepare my heart to be a sanctuary, pure and Holy, tried and true, to be a sanctuary for you.as a christian it is my purpose to let every breath never cease to worship Him. At every service I worship Him with spirit and truth. I worship Him. i can prepare my heart to ask for forgiveness and then worship God as I sing. The entire book of Psalms is worship. In psalms 103:1”Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name” The psalmist David was praised focused on God's glorious deeds. You see, it is easy to complain about life, but luckily for us David gives us plenty to thank God for. He forgives us of our sins , heals our diseases, and redeems us from death, His lovingkindness, and tender mercies, satisfy our heart's desires, and gives us a sense of righteousness and justice. The point of this psalm is that no matter how difficult life’s journey is for you, you can always count on the Lord and His blessings in your life past, present, and future. When you feel as though you have nothing to praise the Lord for, read David's list. Worship may be public or private, let me give you an example, when I’m alone in my room i’ll put on some worship music and concentrate on getting the paper, study guide, or homework assignment done. And when I feel like the spirit of God is saying “spend time with me today” i'll take a walk outside and put in my headphones and sing my heart out to the

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