Private Worship

Am I the only one that spends more time dreaming about the future than living in the present? I think of what my relationship with my kids will be, meeting their future spouses, the joys of my post-seminary career, things Garrett & I will do after Kidless Day (in approx 6,200 days, but who's counting?)...the list could go on and on.

But what I'm not good at is worshiping God in the moment. I take that back - in church I can worship God in the moment, but that's more a testament to my AMAZING church than it is to me. Again, it was Oswald Chambers that brought it to mind today that I will not be effective in any future ministry God gives me unless I am practicing the disciple of private worship.

But what exactly is that?

I remember hearing someone say that I bird is worshiping God when it is being a bird - singing, flying, eating worms. So doesn't it also translate that we are worshiping God when we are being human, not in the sinful sense, but in the way we interact & just walk through life - encouraging friends, caring for our families, cleaning the toilet (???). If all we do is offered to him as a sacrifice, I believe everything we do can be worship and should be worship.

Lord, help me to focus on what you have called me to TODAY in THIS moment. May it be a pleasing sacrifice to you.