God I need you to wait...

I just got knocked upside the head... smh...

As I was spending my prayer time, I received a text message about something I thought God should think was important.  Someone is working on something VERY important for me - doing me a huge favor, and I didn't want to keep them waiting.  So as I was praying I responded back...  and boom...

preface:  i'm gonna say OUR cause I KNOW i'm not the only one! LOL

When did our relationship with God become so casual?  When did we as worshippers get to the place where the King of Glory, the Creator of it all has to wait a second for a text message?  Or a phone call?  Or our favorite reality show? or SLEEP!?!?! Or just wait... because --- well - of nothing...

selah...

I was going to write a blog today about waiting... LOL - but I guess the Lord was saying, making HIM wait, not making US wait... HAHAHA!  God is so funny to me... **i digress**

any-ol- whoo...

so yes... What is it that we casually put God off for?

Psalms 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

I love NatGeo Wild... Love watching Lions in action... sometimes the lions chase gazelle and deer, and they (gazelle and deer)  have been designed to out pace the Lion, but thats only if they are aware and are strong enough to escape the attack.  But imagine that deer, just escaped an attack ((probably wasn't his first one)) and finally arriving to the water to take a drink.  panting... tired... a little afraid... heart racing...

Thats how we as worshippers are supposed to pant (to long for with breathless or intense eagerness)) after the Lord.  How many lions have been chasing you?  Lying in wait for the pounce.  You know they travel in packs...  selah...

I challenge you, as I have been challenged today...  Don't make God wait today.  If its your time with Him, then making it only His time.  If you have already started a busy day, and haven't given Him His time - I think He deserves a little of your attention.  He only keeps you breathing, safe, provided for among a number of other things.. your mind, your emotions, your peace, your faith... yeah...  He's awesome... Truly no one like our God.  He wants relationship, and it takes quality time to build a relationship...  Our relationship with our computer, TV, and phone has been well established... They won't miss you...

Be Blessed!  And Keep the King first...

God how can I honor you today???

What is worship? - well, dictionary.com says:

1. reverent honor and homage paid to god or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
2.
formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: They attended worship this morning.
3.
adoring reverence or regard: excessive worship of business success.
4.
the object of adoring reverence or regard.


I don't claim to know it all, but I do claim to know God the best that I can... Worship is waaaaaay more than a song. As the dictionary describes, REVERENT (attitude of respect with awe), HONOR (utmost respect), paid to God.. who is SACRED (holy, set apart)... ***i love definitions by the way**..... basically, to live a life style of worship is simple - live a life that honors God.

Now, on this journey, we have the awesome privilege to finds out what honors God! some people look at it as an arduous task, every day should be filled with the beautiful thought of, "God, how can I honor you today?"

------i'm a teacher by trade so I do examples-----

****My birthday is coming up ((*cough *cough)) and people are asking me- what do you want for your birthday??? and I can readily answer, because I know what I like. Those that know me REALLY well can shop and say, "Oh, that looks like Tia!"... But how precious is it to ask for something specific and you receive it???---- Same as with us, I believe the Lord likes that as well*****

"God how can I honor you today?" --- and you may not be in the place where you hear the thunder roll, or can recognize the still small voice - but you will know in your heart of hearts when God is honored.

SN: It is very difficult if not impossible to live a lifestyle of worship without love"

1 John 4:20 states - If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen...


I like John, he goes hard... LOL - straight forward! You can't have a worship lifestyle without love, because its based out of love, not DUTY. So check your horizontal relationships to make sure you are walking in love, so that your vertical flows like it should...

God bless! and Keep the King first...