Here's What I'm Learning

I know my last post was a list but it seems to be all I can come up with lately. That and posting my dinner every night. So here is what I have learned in the past week:

1. Worship is not just singing in church. I've known this for a long time but this weekend God gave me a cool picture of it. I was watching someone tonight who obviously does not like to sing. Everyone around him was singing with their arms lifted. He did not look uncomfortable but his eyes were wide open and his mouth was not moving. Now for all I know he was probably singing in his head or heart or even praying with his eyes open while everyone was singing. I know this person well enough to know some of his faith journey lately. If you knew his daily life you would see a man that is drenched in worshiping the Lord. He may not look like it in a corporate church service but I'm sure if we could see is heart as Jesus does we would even be impressed by his devotion. I think this man had an impression on me today because he reminded me of my dad in this way. My dad always felt uncomfortable singing in certain church's but I would never doubt his worship to the Lord. My dad worshiped through serving and giving and loving people.

By saying this I'm not trying to make light of worship through song or expression with our hands or dance or whatever else. To the contrary I actually loved having the opportunity to go to our church's worship/prayer servivce tonight and freely praising God in that way and watching others do so as well. Whether I'm singing a song or cooking my family dinner or maybe even giving up my dinner I love that I can worship God in all of these things.

2. God blesses those that get out there. Another cool sight I took in tonight was this couple holding hands that I did not know until now that they were dating. What blesses me about this couple is the girl who I really don't know at all, yet I feel like I know part of her story. We met in the cry room over three years ago. My son was 6 months and her son was just over a year. Although I'm sure she struggled with the challenges of raising this little one as a single mom she always had the brightest smile on her face. Over the past few years I've noticed her from a distance. She always goes to every church event possible and brings her son with her. She appears to have made close, rich friendships at Journey and still continues to keep that bright smile on her face. Tonight from a far it looked to me like maybe just maybe God had brought a very special person into her life. I love watching people embrace community and continue to trust God no matter what. Tonight I believe I witnessed one way that God blesses those that keep the faith.

3. I love reading about Italy and France. I know this is random and having nothing to do with the above items but it is something I have learned about myself this week. I would love to go there one day. If Ingvild was ever to move to Norway I would have to visit that place too.
Not that the Denisons are moving to Norway, just had to say if it were ever to happen years down the road.