All of our lives should reflect the greatness of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit. But so often this worship is reserved for the holy moments … the spiritual parts of our life such as church attendance, devotions, small groups and when we’re listening to worship music.
In the grand scheme of our week, that’s a small amount of time. What about the rest?
If your worship is a lifestyle, it affects every part of you. It’s not just a conversation you have, a t-shirt you wear or a conference you attend. It is … you.
Consider your senses:
- Are you using your eyes to constantly see more of His glory and stand more in awe?
- Are you using your ears to be tuned in to the voice of Holy Spirit?
- Are you using your mind to comprehend the mysteries of God through the Bible?
- Are you tasting and seeing that God is good?
- Are you feeling strong affections for Christ deep in your bones?
- Are you reaching out and extending God’s grace to the world?
If I’m honest, I’m far from it. Most of the time I’m swirling in a world of dirty diapers, sleepless nights, selfish pursuits and overflowing to-do lists.
I recently finished Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit. I must say, it was one of the most insightful, helpful books I’ve read in a long time. The whole premise of the book is about automating our lives to see the results we want.
Stop Making So Many Decisions
If worship is to become a lifestyle, it needs to be automated—second nature. You shouldn’t wake up in the morning and have to decide whether you’ll read your Bible or not. It needs to be an automatic action.
You shouldn’t have to decide whether you’ll love Jesus today. It’s automatic. It needs to become a habit.
I think that’s the problem with the practicalities of “doing all” to the glory of God. We rely on our decision making power as to whether it will happen or not.
Simply put, that’s hard. I’d rather eat cookies than broccoli. I’d rather sleep in than pray. I’d rather read a gripping novel than the Bible. Resolutions aren’t enough. A task list isn’t enough. Putting it on the calendar isn’t enough. We know this is true because we’ve all ignored these things plenty of times.
