ARDENT PRAISE!

Think on this: "When you are in church worshiping, you are worshiping God." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Think about that! It grieves me so much when I see churches nowadays where the people sing hymns with an apathetic look on their faces, where they don't get excited, where they don't get joyful, instead, they act like it's an obligation they have to do one day a week. Where it's nice music to listen to and it's all well and good, but nothing special! Oh how I pity them. It makes me so sad when people don't appreciate worship. Think about it, coming together and praising God is something worth getting excited over! I will lift my hands up, I will clap them, I will jump for joy, I will shout with a loud voice, I will laugh, and I will cry when I hear glory being given to Him because everything I mentioned, is in the bible as things we should do, and because I GET EXCITED ABOUT WORSHIPPING MY GOD!!! I challenge you, if you do not feel an urge of God's spirit everytime you stand there and sing His praise, then you are not right with God! Now, I understand some people show their feelings differently; some just sway in reverence, others raise their hands, some dance for joy, but I believe their should be expression in worship! If people can get more excited about worshipping a football player when he scores a touchdown than when they are worshiping GOD, then how can they say they are christians?
Unfortunately, most churches that are conservative and Bible-believing lack the openness in expression because they feel like they have to be a serious example to other liberal religions. But I say they are forsaking their first love! Just like the Corinthians. Paul in his second letter kept saying how good their work was and complimenting them on their progress but he also said this . . ."You have forgotten your first love . . ." It is possible to get so tied up in working for the Lord that you forget why you are working for him.
Those who lead worship should be even better examples. Some may say they are bringing attention to themselves when musicians and singers put their bodies into their music, but I say that only God knows their hearts and if they feel God's Joy filling them so much that they can't hold themselves back, then GOOD FOR THEM! And remember, it isn't how you act when all others are doing what is right, but when everyone else is doing what you know is wrong.
I challenge you to look into your hearts and see the last time that you genuinely got excited about worshipping God; so much so that you didn't care if people looked at you when you raised your hands, so much that you didn't care if you were the only one clapping, so much that you didn't care if everyone else with just mouthing the words and you were screaming them out! When was the last time??? Lately I have been attending a church where besides me on the guitar and a pianist and two singers, there is nothing else to prompt the worship except God's spirit. And I feel like I appreciate His worship more than ever now and when I hear extravagant production and incredible talent in worship, I feel so blessed to be participating in such.
Let me end with one question to you.
Is worshiping GOD enough to get excited over? You decide.