This week I want to share a very simple challenge with
you… one that encourages you to focus in on worship!
In my sharing at the school I have recently written about
some days on the soccer field in high school. We had a couple goalies that
could really boot the ball. As a freshman I remember going out for practice and
deciding to try to head the punts… and our keeper (Jeff Darnell) would kick it
really high and really long; meaning the ball would come in with a lot of
velocity… and could tend to hurt really bad! (Wondering how many times I should
have gone into concussion protocol?)
Seriously, what I had to learn to do (and learn quickly)
was to attack the ball; in other words, I had to generate some velocity on my
end to impact the ball… not be impacted by the ball! I loved the feeling of striking
the ball and sending it back to Jeff with force!
Life will come at us with a lot of velocity… you have to
determine if you will be impacted by it or if you will create the impact… the
impact of intentional worship or praise! STRIKE or BE STRUCK!
Set yourself up this week for listening to more praise
music… sharing more praises… focusing on the goodness of God throughout your
days… reading more Psalms… etc. In just a couple of weeks at the school I will
be hosting a “worship week” at the school… let it start with us here… (READ PSALM 150)
…it can be our very own form of March MADness!
Side note: periodically I would misjudge my headers…
taking my eye off the ball… on those punts that Jeff sent downfield… resulting
in mishitting the ball… which could result in some pain when heading off the
bridge of the nose. To remedy that I would put my hands up in the air to guide
the ball in. Not sure if you are a “hand-raiser” in worship but there is some
value in pointing your focus upward! Here’s a fun link for you to take a look
at:
https://youtu.be/TK2_ezOBa2A
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