Worship

Today at church, during worship, a precious little girl was dancing in the front. Her movements were clumsy, and the world would not call her dancing beautiful by any stretch of the imagination, but I couldn't help but think about how proud of her I would feel if she were my daughter. I would think her dancing was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. And that made me think of how our Father in Heaven must feel when we dance for Him, or worship Him in some other way, without worrying about what others think. Keeping that in mind, picture this: it is Sunday morning and you are at church. Everyone is in their seats, ready for worship to start. As the music starts, something weird happens. Everyone worships without any care or concern for what others may think of them. They are totally focused on God. What do you think that would look like? I imagine it would look pretty strange to the average churchgoer. I imagine there would be people dancing, singing, shouting, lying on the floor, crying, kneeling, sitting, jumping, and running. And I bet there would be other forms of worship that none of us can imagine. I think that would be amazing to see and be a part of. I know that I still don't worship without caring what others think. I've come a long long way from sitting in my chair and not even singing, but I've still got a ways to go. If I worshiped without concern, I would be dancing most of the time. I might also kneel, sit, or lie on the ground, depending on what God was doing and saying to me at the time. I was discussing this with my mom after church today, and she had a good name for what it would be like if everyone worshiped God like this: Heaven. I'm hoping I don't have to wait until Heaven to see this. Someday, you may see me dancing for my Love, for my Daddy, for my God. When you do, remember this post, remember that your Daddy wants to see how much you love Him, and try worshiping God as if no one else was around to see you.