One of the nice things about being in a closer walk with God is quicker recovery. I didn't enter church tonight in the right frame of mind. As the drumsticks cracked to open the time of worship, I realized how sinful my thoughts and attitudes were and was quickly able to throw that up to God in prayer. Before the words of the first song were sung, I had done enough business with God to truly worship Him in spite of my recent faults.
Not only did He help me worship by quickly taking my junk from me, but He used that junk to teach me a lesson. Whenever I'm unhappy, it's almost without fail because I'm being selfish and self-focused. In times of being down, the antidote is to take my eyes off of myself and focus on the Lord and the needs of those around me.
"The art of losing myself in bringing You praise..." The words of that worship song rang true in my life tonight.
"Lord, enable me to lose myself so that I may be unhindered in bringing You praise and bringing light to the lives of others. Thanks for showing me that there is more to life than my personal happiness. Open up my eyes to things unseen--soften my heart to know that bringing You glory is all that matters in life. Thank You for Your patient teaching, Amen."
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