If I’m honest, sometimes I get bored.
I mean, I can lead worship without hardly thinking about it. I know the proper phrases. I know the right songs. I know how to get hands in the air and invite people to sing along.
But deep down, I know something is missing.
And this isn’t just for worship leaders. Anyone on a worship team can fall prey to this.
It becomes less about the truth in the songs, and more about the arrangement.
It becomes more about rocking out than it does bowing our hearts.
It becomes more about a solid, pleasing performance than a humble gaze into glory.
To make matters worse, I can hear about the cross and not get excited.
I can think about the resurrection and relate to it as old news.
My heart isn’t alive—I’m dead, boring, in need of awakening.
The Truth About Boredom
Isn’t that the truth? It’s not the Gospel that is boring. Worship is never boring. It’s that our heart’s capacity for love has been wasted on the emptiness of this world.
We have nothing left.
We read the Bible and say, “That’s boring,” rather than, “God, awaken my heart to see the beauty of Jesus Christ in this text.”
And maybe it’s less about being bored with worship as it is being excited about the wrong things.
Excited to play music? Check.
Excited to be on stage? Check.
Excited to sing my new song? Check.
Excited to encounter the glory of God? Eh …
Something is wrong with how I’ve prioritized these passions.
How about you?
