Why do you worship?
Not long ago I fell into a spiritual trap. I found myself almost exclusively worshipping God because of what He was doing. As a result, it was easy to worship God when I could see that He was at work. I would sing with joy and I would genuinely express my worship unashamedly. It was much more difficult to worship during seasons of waiting or during seasons of frustration. I began to have worship whiplash. Sadly, I am certain that I am not the only one who has fallen into that trap. Often times, our fervency for worship acts as a barometer of what’s going on in our lives.
While worshipping God for what He has done and is doing is not completely wrong, it is not the primary reason that we should worship. We should worship God because of who He is. You see, everything that God has ever done and ever will do is a direct result of who He is. We worship Him because of His very nature and character. When we worship because of who He is we will never experience worship whiplash because His nature and character never change.
As worship leaders we have a bigger responsibility to choose to worship God in spite of our circumstances. I challenge you to see yourself in that role. You are NOT just a choir member or an orchestra member. Everytime you take the platform you are a worship LEADER. Our congregation needs to see us worship even during the seasons that we may feel like God is not at work. They need to see us being consistant in our worship and they need to be reminded that we worship the person of God, not only the acts of God. As we began to understand that and demonstrate it in our worship, they will come to understand it as well.
Worship is a choice that we make so choose to worship, no matter what.
