Service Flows Out of Worship!

Hey Team!

I just got to start off by saying sorry for the lack of posting recently. If I'm being completely honest and "exposing the illusion", I have been quite behind on the reading as well. Which really bumms me out, cause there is something special about going through this study together. I have been consistently reading your posts. They have been a deep encouragement to me through the past few weeks, so thank you for your consistency and forgive me for the lack of mine.

In the worship chapter, the phrase that got to me was:

"The divine priority is worship first, service second. Our lives are a punctuated with praise, thanksgiving, and adoration. Service flows out of worship. Service as a substitute for worship is idolatry." (pg. 161).

This was so important to be reminded of. I think its easy to get caught up with serving, serving, serving (playing a role); that we forget that worship must come first (being in relationship with the Lord). Especially being a part of a ministry that operates through service, I can forget that worship comes first. And not only with Sonshine, but with my whole life! Do I choose to kneel in worship first every morning and out of that response go serve my family and community?

I love the phrase "Service FLOWS OUT of worship (sounds a lot like "ministry is a bi-product of relationship with God", huh?)

Love ya guys! Thanks for the posts!