I have been feeling so strange for the last week or so, mostly because of the absence of a the body of Christ right now due to my change of locations, but also because I have not been in worship in almost two weeks. Worship is the time that I am able to really quiet my heart and sing and lay my heart before the Lord, be challenged, and be changed- and I have been missing that.
Yesterday though, Cole and I were working at the Soup Kitchen, recycling cans and I started to hear music coming from the kitchen that I recognized. I stopped what I was doing as I realized that it was the song "How Great is Our God" in Spanish. Tears just started to roll down my cheeks and at that moment it was like God just wrapped His arms around me and said "I am here, don't worry." I realized that I miss more than anything the feeling of surrender that I find in worship and my heart is so greatly longing to just cry out to God in song! But in that moment He reminded me that HE is NEVER far, He's always there, right by our side. And there is such a beauty and purity in hearing a familiar worship song in another language. Even if you don't the words or understand anything that they're saying, you know the tune of the song, and you know that they are worshipping, and for a few minutes I was able to stop and worship too.
We all worship God in different languages and in different ways, but we all speak one thing in common- LOVE. For me, God reveals His love for me through those small moments where He reaches into my heart and comforts me with His words.
"How great is our God, sing with me, how GREAT is our God, and ALL will see how Great, how Great is our God. Name above all names, worthy of all praise, my heart will sing how Great is our God!"
take some time today to be quiet and worship. surrender you heart to God and be amazed as he just wraps His arms around you and give you the exact kind of comfort and assurance that you are seeking. He truly is a great God.
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