He’s Funny Like That
Posted in Church on 06. Feb, 2010
It’s not really surprising that the day after God reveals something to me, He hammers it home. Two nights ago, after Elevate, God revealed that I’ve been seeking an emotion during worship instead of simply seeking him. Last night was a UNITED night, where all of the youth ministries gather together for a night of worship and a message.
The core message of the night was 1 Corinthians 13 where Paul is talking about Love. “Love is patient, love is kind…” One of the big things that caught my attention was when the Wildlife (Sr High) pastor, Nick Khiroya, got up and briefly talked about love being greater than a feeling. Sound familiar? I smiled to myself and said, “Okay, God. I get it.” During worship, one of the newer songs written in house called Faith in the Unseen contains a line that says “I know your love is far greater than a feeling.” At this I whispered to God, “Seriously. I got it. We’re good. A Okay. Awesome. Superb. Stupendous. Cool? Cool.”
Now, after UNITED was an event held in the chapel called Midnight Massive where young people come together to worship in a more intimate setting and pray. The particular theme of this Midnight Massive was praying for Vision Sunday coming up tomorrow. As the service was starting, a passage from Jeremiah 29 was read, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Again, going back to the night before, all I could do was just smile by this time and love how God will go through so much to make sure that I understand something. Then the worship started.
I can honestly say that this hour and a half long time of worship and prayer was my favorite thing I’ve been a part of so far here at Hillsong. It was a super intimate time of worship with a couple guitars, a keyboard, and voices. The song of the night was a song called Carried to the Table originally by Leeland. It was the first time I had heard this song so I just listened to the words and found myself on my knees crying at the words to the song and what God was showing me at the same time. It was an incredible night of seeking his face and encountering the Love of Christ.
God is good, friends. God is so, so good.
“God revealed that I’ve been seeking an emotion during worship instead of simply seeking him.” That happens to me aswell. Thanks for reminding me haha. Loved this post (:
Thanks for the comment, Dabi! I feel like since I’ve been here, I’ve been relearning what worship is and what it looks like.
Wow. Yes, God is good indeed.
Hahahahaha! Laughing because of how God brought home 1 Corinthians 13 with me yesterday…I just blogged about it today.
I can completely relate to “seeking a feeling instead of God.” That had a lot to do with our big changes of the last year spiritually. I came to see how much I was looking for entertainment instead of God.