Worship in Abandon

Nothing will change your life like learning to worship. Worship is the gateway into his presence. It's not something you just do on Sunday mornings. Worship is a lifestyle.

There are so many Christians that look forward to their salvation, and they live their life based on that hope. And that's good. That's a hope we Christians all share, and the reality of it does guide our life. But that's not what I go through my day thinking about or longing for.

I go through my day longing for the next time I can spend in private worship with my Lover-King. Without a time limit. Fellowshipping with him in reckless abandon. In intimacy. That's worship. And the best part – we can live in that place throughout our day – at work, at school, at the store, wherever we are. We can live mindful and conscious of him and his presence, out of our last moment of intimacy, whether we feel him at the moment or not. It changes the atmosphere around you – it really does.

If our Christianity is not more than an insurance policy, if it's not a real two-way relationship, we've missed the boat, and Christ's death was wasted on us. Contrary to popular opinion, Jesus didn't die to just give us salvation, although his death did give us that. Salvation is just the prerequisite. He died to give us relationship – lover-close intimacy – with himself. Woof! That gets me all excited and makes me want to go worship. How about you?