I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12: 1-2
Blessing!
Everything we do in life should be part of our worship! We worship from the moment our eyes open in the morning to the second they close at night. Worship is magnifying (or making much of) someone or something by our actions, thoughts or words. It is setting anything, be it God or otherwise, into the place of high prominence and authority in our lives. Most of this thought is slipping from our culture today, unfortunately we've adopted the idea that our worship time is limited to the 30 minutes of genre- specific music we hopefully remember to do.
Discerning God’s will from a transformed and renewed mind, and then actually doing it, is pivotal to right worship. We are called to be men and women who become like Jesus and not trying to make Him fit our schedules. When we hold such a small view of worship we lose sight of “what is good and acceptable and perfect” because we lose the ability to know it! Only through the giving and submitting of our entire lives can we rightly worship God and fulfill our purpose and mission on this earth.
Let's rethink our idea and worship and worship our Father in all we do!
Pastor Maria Velez-Paucar