Worship 11-30
We had a great time of worship. We had an open mic time and in the second service it went clear till the end of the service so we sang one more song, took the offering and then dismissed everyone. Then I said if you want to stay and worship we’ll do the last two songs. We had probably close to 60 or 70 people stay and worship and we didn’t finish until 12:30 more than 15 min. after the service is supposed to end.
We’ve done this a few times before and we have never had that many people stay. I hope this is a sign that our body has a growing desire to praise our heavenly father.
The encouraging thing about Sunday was that the Holy Spirit was flowing through room. God was present in a strong way, and after the fact it was exciting to hear how people were blessed by the testimonies. God is working in our body and was glorified though the testimonies and the different people who shared and their different experiences. One woman even brought some friends of mine to tears. They needed some encouragement, and God used her to bless them richly. Even if I am not blessed or encouraged by one particular experience, it doesn’t mean people aren’t touched or blessed. So as I sat there through the testimonies I prayed that God would use each one to bless someone. J has taught me that and I am growing in Christ because of his love and encouragement.
I get impatience with things, but God is ultimately patient with us. I need to be reminded again and again, that it is not about me, but about God and what He is doing. If it was up to me the preachers would get cut off at 15 minutes and testimonies at 1 minute. Then we sould have more time for singing and more people sharing.
I must remember that worship is part of all we do, not just the singing on Sunday mornings. It’s a good thing I am not in charge.