Worship in all things.

I keep thinking about worship and what it looks like.  Lately I have been feeling like I am not praising God enough for everything he has given to me, and when I do its not sincere.  What does worship look like and how can we practice this in our everyday lives?

I don't know about you, but I know for me I tend to forget about how blessed I truly am.  I look at all the bad things happening in my life and how I am not doing a good enough job.  When really I should be looking at all the great things God does in my life.  He has clothed me, given me shelter and food, I have great friends and a wonderful job, what more could I possibly ask for?  I think in the darkest times of our lives is the time when we need to be praising him even more!  How much are we really suffering?  Not enough.  I have a friend who asked me why I am always smiling when I am at work.  I responded with "God has given me everything I could ever ask for and more, how could I not smile at that?"  I truly believe this.  God HAS given us everything we could ever ask for and MORE!

I just want to leave with this verse that I read today.  Ephesians 3:14-21 "For this reason I bow my knees before the father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith- that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.  Amen."

Be encouraged friends!  Till next time, Lauren