It’s time to go to worship! ⏰
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You can enrich your time with God by incorporating the secrets of worship. Worship is not a one-dimensional background sound to your Bible study—it is a powerful tool for you to change your world. Do you use worship as a tool to create change?
Yesterday, we already looked at this verse from the Bible: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.” (Psalms 100:4, NIV) The first type of worship is Praise. It has the power to heal us emotionally. I don’t know why, but it really works.
I’ll never forget the day—I was battling discouragement. I was a therapist, dad, and husband, and our finances were in the garbage. I was alone in the house at our dining room table, and I put my head between my hands and cried. Then all of a sudden, I had a strong thought come to my mind: “…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” (Isaiah 61:3, NIV)
It really surprised me because it was so contrary to my emotions. Praise instead of wallowing in my problems? Thank God instead of giving up? It really didn’t make any sense at all, but I did it anyway…and the heaviness started to leave. I discovered I had a weapon against the depression that had threatened me most of my life.
Worship is a weapon for you. I’ve often taught people that worship is really a “Warship.” I fight the visible and invisible battles of life with worship. Have you ever used worship as a weapon?
Jonathan Helser is a tremendous worship leader and friend. He wrote a song I have used in my daily battles called “Raise a Hallelujah.” Please take a moment to listen to it and join in. I’m sure you will discover worship is more than just a sound—it’s warfare.
I’m praying your daily moments with God will be filled with spiritual and emotional victories.
Because you’re a miracle.
Thanks today going Thur some changes and the song helps a lot yes Paul I feel better thanks again because I am a miracle amen
Thanks for that reminder that worship is a weapon.
AMEN!!
I turn on K-LOVE every morning after I am done doing all my readings and it stays on until time for dinner!
I would not have made it this last 17 months of grieving without it. I praise, worship and cry all day long. I know God has me at all times but boy Howdy does the worship lift me up! Can’t get enough of enough of my what I call my Jesus music , I can do all things through him!
Hi I wanted to share an event from last week, an testament of what Paul wrote, how powerful Gods praise is.
Is shared originally from swedish but translated with the mighty google translate, so there may be some errors :)
So here is the story told, all glory to Jesus!
Thought to share an unusual post for me, very personal and unmasked, open, not at all fb friendly ?, a personal testimony about an event a few days ago.
I guess not many people know about, only a few close ones who know that now and then I have panic attacks or seizures, especially now during the autumn darkness, it is noticeably worse.
Know that I am not alone in this and also know some close friends who have the same or the like.
Therefore, this is shared as an encouragement and perhaps help or hope for others.
Had not intended to share myself, but after I told a dear friend, it seemed that it should also be shared to several ?. Have now prayed for a few days and experience for myself that the Lord wants it to be shared ??!
It started as a normal morning. Felt a worry from nowhere when I woke up (usually reminded of the biblical word “why so distressed my soul, why so worried” from ps 43: 5) which I often have and took no more notice of it. I also had a high heart rate, which is not unusual for me, but this morning the psyche was affected by it. My wife went to school, me and the children sat down and ate breakfast, and I felt my first panic attack come from nowhere. Keeps my composure for the kids anyway (can not let go of the grip ? even though there is war inside), and manages to calm me down, but the attack comes again after a while.
Sends the daughter to school and again an attack. Voi ho ho, I thought. How is this going to go? Do I have to call my wife? Still keeps me calm on the outside (solid chaos inside) in front of the son who is still at home.
Trying to start reading my morning devotional, which this week’s theme was prayer. In today’s reading, the word of the Bible comes up from Mark 14: 33-34 when Jesus himself was struck in Gethsemane by trembling and anxiety. Oh no, what an encouragement ?. A little funny also that it is from the Gospel of Mark ?.
Sends the son away by bus and attack again.
I sit down and begin to pray by thanking and praising the Lord. Did not really pray for what I then felt inside but praised just because he is worth it regardless of my condition. Remember that I finally prayed “and throw all your worries on the Lord because he cares for you” 1 Pet. 5: 7. Then it’s like something washes over me. Gets such an incredibly indescribable peace. All worry, panic, anxiety, fear of death, which has now been, is as if blown away. They no longer exist. Have such peace. No more attacks throughout the day, in fact nothing for the rest of the week, only peace indescribable peace. Thank you Jesus ❤️!
What do I want to say with this ?? Those who have not experienced anxiety, panic attack, etc. may not be able to imagine how this can be, but those who have or have experienced such situations know how difficult it can be. And yes, that through life we encounter adversity of various kinds, really of anything. Even though you are a Christian, there is no dancing on roses. On the contrary. It’s a constant struggle ??. But we must never forget who the Lord is in our lives. He is greater than our worries, and therefore worth EVERYTHING our PRAISE and GLORY no matter what the day looks like and whatever we meet thank and praise the Lord. All glory to Jesus!
Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Distress or anxiety, persecution or starvation, nudity, danger or sword? It is written: For your sake we are killed all day long, we are counted as sheep for slaughter. But in all this we gain an overwhelming victory through him who has loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, neither angels nor princes, neither anything that is now nor anything that is to come, neither powers, height nor depth nor anything else created will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord .
Romans 8: 35-39 SFB15
May be shared if you know someone who needs this?