So I was getting caught up on some of the Bible reading, and when I finished I was browsing the OneYearBibleBlog and I went through and watched the worship videos that Mike had posted.
I had a beautiful moment while watching the January 16th video. They were singing Alpha and Omega. For a brief moment, I felt as though I understood exactly what Heaven would be like. I remember as a kid hearing that in heaven we would sing praise songs to the Lord for days. At the time, I thought that sounded like the most BORING thing ever! I imagined terrible droning on and on. But I had the strangest epiphany tonight watching that video. I have no idea why this hasn't occurred to me before or why I have never felt this quite in this way before. But anyway, you know when you have moments at church during worship, when a song is just so moving that tears start to flow. Well that just happened, and I realized how wonderful it would be to sing like that, and feel like that for eternity! And the thing is, in this song, they are singing the same words over and over and over again, just like I imagined as a kid, but SO NOT like I had imagined as a kid. It was such a clear moment! And I'm just so grateful for that moment! Its really nice to get little glimpses of God's glory... helps us get through our time on earth!
BEAUTIFUL!
Here is the song... Watch it, and just think, all those people there are Christians who LOVE and are WORSHIPING GOD... It will be like that times infinity when we are heaven. Just amazing. I just can't wait to feel that way, and praise that way every moment!
PS, I just realized that I might start becoming the blubbering idiot at church now, crying every time we worship. I'm turning into my mother.
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1 year ago
Thanks for sharing that, I never watch the videos. I think it is awesome to be among so many believers who are fervently praising God. I have been to one Pentecostal church when I was 13, and I thought it was a bit uncomfortable; I was raised in a Baptist school (very rigid), and a more conservative church. A few years ago Mike and I went to Spirit West Coast, and we were among a huge crowd, worshiping as the Newsboys led worship. We we all were so on fire, nobody cared about what other people thought, so many people were so filled with the spirit. That was the first time I felt like the people in the video. It is a great feeling when you are vulnerable before God, even in front of people in church. A few times I have cried during worship, and people look at you like, "poor girl, she must be going through something in her life." Some times you just get overwhelmed. I remember one woman came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder. It was nice, cause I had just learned I was pregnant the day before. Sometimes I wish I went to a more charismatic church. I feel strange raising my hands, knowing people are watching, I am just not used to it at all. It sounds sad, but I could only do it if every one else around me is; like at that concert. I think the best way to start is to do it in private, and when you do, it is a great surrender. And then you cant be accused of showing off:)
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