Worship Through Distraction

1 Corinthians 1:12 Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.”

"Pastor, I want to speak to you about the music in the worship service..." That's a statement said to pastors all over. Some want contemporary (rocky music), some want traditional (organ, piano music). Some want the KJV only some want the NIV. As many varieties of style as people in the congregation.

However, one thing no matter what age, what style, what taste, that is in exclusively in common is exclusion. It seems that if a church service can not be in the style that I like, then I am too distracted by that "worldly" or "old-fashion" style to worship God. One side it so entrenched in keep the past at the expense being relevant to their mission field. The other side is so focused on changing the status quo they don't care who they offend.

Missing from the situation is love and concern for the other. Also, what is missing is any consideration for the possibility that worship does not have to always be "my way". What about you the reader, do you have to have it your way? What happens to your worship when something enters the service that you disagree? Over the next couple of blogs I would like to challenge your thinking and your ability to worship without being so easily swede from focusing on God. If someone can get you is the wrong spirit, how well are you worshiping?

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Working with the Wolves

Proverbs 11:12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. (NLT)

In sales especially, watching how co-workers interact can be quite sad. They (including me sometimes sadly) can be so fixed on what they are getting and doing. This then leads to envy, and bitterness to the point of destructive thinking. It is no wonder that we have conflicts, warring, and distrust in the workplace.

When we decide to work God's way, we become confident in what God is doing in our lives, and not concerned with the affairs of others. If we are involved in others in anyway it is to help them perform better in their duties

clipped from www.biblegateway.com 12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.