HAMENI iyoyo Lovesulphur
On 18/02/2009, LOVEMORE SOROFA <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Everyone worships. Some people worship money, possessions, popularity,
> prosperity, or other people. They may not sing worship songs to their
> bank account, but by the way they live they worship (i.e. give value
> to) their money.
>
> Worship is not just singing songs in church; worship is a lifestyle
> that places value on its object. True worship of God means that the
> one worshiping is placing value on God and putting him at the center
> of life.
>
> That's what Jesus was getting at when he said, "Yet a time is coming
> and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in
> spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father
> seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in
> truth." (John 4:23-24)
>
> Notice Jesus didn't say anything about singing "worship songs." To
> worship in spirit and in truth means that everything in your life is
> centered around God and guided by him -- that your choices reflect
> him, that your actions are directed by him, and that you words are
> filtered through him.
>
> In short, true worship is such that the one worshipping should be so
> enveloped and surrounded in the presence (the spirit) of God.
> Pain is God's megaphone.
>
> When life is going well, it can be easy to forget God. So, sometimes
> God will use painful circumstances -- difficulties, trials, and
> troubles -- to get our attention and remind us of our need for Him.
>
> In James 1:2-4, we are instructed to rejoice in trials: Consider it
> pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because
> you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
> Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and
> complete, not lacking anything.
>
> Why are trials good for us? Because they make us more mature -- that
> is, closer to God. So, when you feel the pain of life know that God is
> with you.
>
> stay blessed let us not worship GNU.
> be blessed
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>
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