Ugghh! What a bad start I had to my day this past Sunday! I left the house in a rush, with only foundation on, and threw all the rest of my makeup into my bottomless mommy purse, as I ran out the door. I arrived at worship rehearsal 10 minutes late, frazzled, & already a little worn out (and it was only 8:10am)...
Now, if you know me, you know that my best friend is COFFEE! I literally need it to survive! So, after arriving at church & getting set up, I finally had the opportunity to go into the kitchen there to get my first, much needed cup for the day.... A moment later as I took that first wonderful sip, I must have gotten too over zealous, and tipped my cup too far... Coffee down the front of my shirt! Yes, the 6th shirt that I had tried on that morning, trying to find the right one, and now it was coffee stained!
As worship rehearsal went on, I proceeded to trip UP some stairs, pull a muscle in my elbow (Ouch!), and spill food on my pants as well...
When the worship band was preparing to start worship, all I could keep thinking was "Boy this is a cruddy day! Why is my day so 'off' today? What next? etc...." But then, the service started and the "Welcome" had these sentences in it: "At times we feel as if we are perishing under the demands of our day, unable to see clearly what is most important. We become enslaved by our routines and enticed by shallow distractions." and then "O, God, help us restore balance to our lives."
AMEN! I thought! Boy, I needed to hear that!
And service went on to a "Prayer" which held these words: "In Christ, God lifts the veil so we can catch a glimpse of glory. There is peace to be found in the middle of chaos. There is freedom and quiet even in the middle of our busyness."
Ah, a sigh of relief, at that point my stress from the less-than-perfect morning that I had had, melted away, and I was fully delved into worship. Now I was ready to sing to the Lord with my Whole Heart!
As the service went on, there were wonderful lyrics to the songs that our worship band sang as well; they really touched me! Even though we had rehearsed them earlier that morning, I had not even been open to RECEIVEING their beautiful meaning, because I was too distracted by my own messiness....
In the songs we sang I heard, fully this time, "You are love, You are peace, You cause the raging storm to cease. Now I fall to my knees and I worship You, not for all the mighty things you have done...but the first and foremost reason I call out Your name, You are worthy, You are holy, You are God!" (From "You are God" by Peder Wide)
And...... "Who brings our chaos, back into order? Who makes an orphan, a son or daughter? The King of glory. The King above all kings!" (From "This is Amazing Grace" by Jeremy Riddle)
I don't believe I need to say much more..... :)
Thank You Lord for bringing me out of my state of self pity, and back to living in Your freedom & Peace!!
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