Sorry of the delay of getting this posted. Just know when I say today I mean Tuesday and tomorrow means today which is now Wednesday. Blessings.
Prayer: Father, I come to you now humbly seeking your face. Lord I pray that there were those that were encouraged and helped by what we talked about yesterday. I also pray that you would begin working on the hearts of those affected by that sin as you have been working on mine. Thank you for your grace and mercy in this and in all areas of our lives. In Jesus name, Amen.
Verse of the Day: "It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your ham, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faightulness by night" Psalm 92 1-2(ESV)
Worship Song of the Day: We Give Thanks by Brenton Dowdy, Cara Dowdy, and Even Young
Well today was a great day. To start off I realize most of you will have never heard of the worship song listed above but It was written by one of the worship leaders at my church and it is an awesome song. I don't believe its available for download on itunes yet as Im not sure they have recorded it. But as soon as I know I will let you guys know.
I just want to take a moment to express how greatful I am from those that left comments or messaged me. Thank you for your support and for those that are going through dealing with this type of sin I hope yesterday helped you out.
Well, on to the events of the day. I had a pretty awesome day really. I think there are ups and downs in every day but the ups outweighed any bads and the bads weren't all that bad if you catch what I mean. Things at work went well and then my wife and I got to have dinner and fellowship with some friends. Also just because I'm a huge Texas Rangers fan I was happy to listen to the game last night as Josh Hamilton hit 4 HR's. Okay so enough about that how about our topic for today.
Today I want to hit on what musical worship means to me. I have played guitar since I was a senior in high school. My former youth pastor Mike taught me my first 3 chords and I have pretty well taught myself since. I learned how to play guitar specifically for worship. Since I was saved I have felt the call that worship was where I belonged. In the beginning of my walk I only saw that as songs and singing but of course I have since come to know its much more than that. Even before I was saved though, music always spoke to my soul. I was singing to songs as far back as I can remember. I have never been good mind you but I still sing just as loud as if I were at a rock concert. I also have always been quite diverse in the music I listened to. I grew up largely on country and classic rock but soon branced into pop and rock and later even hip hop. Mostly everything I listen to know would be classified as Christian in front of it.
So even though my musical taste is very eclectic my favorite music is still praise and worship music. It and some country are basically the only things I play on my guitar. I have played with groups and enjoy that but it is nothing like the satisfaction of sitting down with just me, my guitar and God. I often tell my wife that when I am worshiping that it is the time I feel closest to God. This is another goal of this Blog is me discovering other ways to achieve that same feeling of closeness when I don't have my guitar in my hands. I have done some song writing but I confess I'm not often a motivated writer. Though I am really starting to try to discover what God might have for me in this arena. This is one area of my worship I really want to grow in if God has that for me to do.
I am looking forward to picking up my guitar tomorrow and playing a little when I get home from the stables. While I don't often get to play every day. There is not a day goes by that I'm not worshiping even if its just by putting a CD on and singing along and reflecting on God's grace. I hope that through this Blog I am able to grown my understanding of worship into a full blown life of worship and I hope you too can discover those elements of worship that you never knew were there.
Well onto tomorrow's bible reading,
1 Samuel 14
John 7: 31-53
Psalm 109: 1-31
Proverbs 15: 5-7
Well until tomorrow keep on with a heart of worship. May the peace that passes all understanding be with you as you walk with the Lord tomorrow.
Your brother in Christ,
Brian
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