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You and I are Built to Worship

I woke up this morning and felt immediately discouraged. 

First of all, Tuesday morning marked the end of the glorious three-day weekend, and I really wasn't quite ready to face the world yet, or deal with fuel scarcity issues, OR manoeuvre around in this heat. 

Secondly, I had allowed myself to get bugged down by this irritating, persistent issue, and I couldn't get my mind to let it go. 

Lastly, everything felt on top of me: Money worries, career worries, and what-the-heck-does-the-future-hold worries. 

So, really, I didn't want to get out of bed. Because the minute you do is the minute you actually have to DEAL WITH YOUR LIFE - and man, I just wasn't ready.

But a clear, simple thought (in actual fact, it was a prayer) came to mind, and came straight out through my lips, with no hesitation: "Lord, forgive me for every time that I've forgotten that I'm built to worship." Not focus on every little thing - real and imagined - that is wrong with my life. And I really meant that prayer.

This morning, through the Holy Spirit, I had one of those rare moments in my every day life when I remembered that my life is so much bigger than what's currently bugging me. Or even me, myself - as a whole. 

You and I are built to worship. To commune with God; to breathe Him in, and focus on Him, and share Him and allow ourselves to be loved by Him. And when I remembered that, I suddenly had peace. Because everything else - although still concerns, I won't deny - paled in comparison to the truth that my life means so much MORE.

So instead of worrying - or worse, pretending not to be - I could just worship; focus on something (someONE) bigger than myself. 

 One of the greatest lessons I've learnt is the joy you can experience when you stop being so into yourself. Because when I focus on God (and other people), I gain the most amazing perspective. And that is that: God is the most important thing, and putting Him first is they key to *~everything*~. 

 The things you're worried about now will fade away, but the joy of intimacy with God is everlasting. 


Kunmi x

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