Worship Unleashed

I had an amazing experience last night. I went to worship practice last night.

My worship pastor, Kurt said some things that really beat on my heart. It's amazing how easily I can forget the faithfulness that God has to me. How he's always moving in my life. Sometimes I never even realize it, so I don't even give God glory for it. This goes on all the time. One of the points Kurt made was to never, ever, EVER forget the faithfulness of God.

He brought up some examples of other people going through struggles, and God showing up. Some of them in ways that were unexpected.

...to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge;
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us...

Ephesians 3:19-20

So, after Kurt's talk, we started worship practice. I was not ready for what transpired during practice. We started going through songs, and somethin' Kurt had said stuck in my head. He mentioned about how even though, since this is practice we may stop several times throughout a song, that we can still use this time to offer up worship and praise and not let anything disrupt the flow of our worship. I took it to heart, and when we got to a song called "Take All of Me" I just broke down. I'm usually not one to cry, especially when I'm drumming. But it was the most amazing and beautiful thing I've ever experienced. The whole song (which we never stopped during.. at least, I don't remember stopping) I had my eyes closed, and I could just feel the Spirit moving my hands and just taking over all of me. My heart was connected with God's heart like I've never experienced before in my life.

"I love you, all of my hope is in you. Jesus Christ, take my life, take all of me..."

Extremly powerful words. I pray that every worship experience from now on, results in that kind of connection.