Day 6- Worship

"Everybody has an altar. And every altar has a throne." -Louis Giglio, The Air I Breathe

I co-teach high school Sunday school and was teaching this past Sunday when one of my girls reminded me of the church wide Lenten study we did a couple years ago. It was from Louie Giglio's book, The Air I Breathe. The book is all about worship. So last night before bed I started reading it again. And this second time around it's resonating with me even more.

What do I worship? I would like to say God 100% of the time, but I don't know if that's completely true. I think in the last couple months I've about 70%  worshiped God, 10% worshiped my friends and family relationships, 10% worshiped work, and 10% worshiped worrying about my future (aka my singleness). And when I say worshiped, I don't mean I'm bowing down to work or praying to my friends. I just mean that God hasn't been at my center. And that has to change.

I know in my heart that we were all made by God to first and foremost love God. That has to be what I do. What you do. What we all do.

Everything we all do is an act of worship. I want my life to be spent worshiping God in everything I do. And we all know what we do speaks louder than anything we say. So how am I going to work on this? By waking up every morning and giving that day to God. By concentrating on my love for God rather than all the other things I think I "need" in my life. I know this isn't something that will just magically change during the time of intense reflection. I know keeping God at my center when there are a million other distractions will be a daily struggle probably forever. But it's a struggle I'm willing to have. I know once God is at my center the rest of my life will fall into place. And maybe "falling into place" will look completely different than what I pictured for my life, but I will know that it's God's will. And a girl can't argue with that, now can she?

Isn't it funny how one of my high school girls can say something that is just what I need to hear? I just love the way God is working in my life through the people around me.

What do you worship?

Verse of The Day: Romans 11:36

Signed: "I was made to love. And be loved by you."