I love it when God takes a hold of my heart and reminds me that He is my ultimate purpose.
“Worship, therefore, is passionate, zealous, uninhibited all-out engagement with
the presence and character of God.” (Rory Noland, The Worshipping Artist)
I stumbled upon this quote tonight and cannot stop myself but to take some time to reflect on it. I often find myself enjoying worship when I am emotionally engaged in it; however, this quote reminds me that it is so much more than that. I feel challenged after reading this to not only lean on my emotional connection with God but to search for His character and lean on that to guide my daily life.
Since I have moved to Arizona, it has felt like God has been silent. I have tried to seek Him, but the month of August and partly September, I was pretty me focused. Lately, it feels like the floodgates have been opened and He has welcomed my mind and my thoughts back with open arms. He has helped me to take my mind off of myself and onto Him. Through this change, I have been able to feel so joyful even if I am still a little homesick.
I am so thankful to have a savior who helps me to be loving, kind, compassionate and graceful... none of these can I achieve without Him and all of these things I yearn to be.
Here is my prayer for the week: Lord, please guide me as I try to teach your wisdom and grace to my kids. Please take my thoughts captive and allow them to be filtered through your lens before any actions or words take place. I seek to glorify you with my daily actions, please help me! Amen
