Week 6
“They
are public figures who symbolize private holiness and, therefore, are either
drawn to their knees in regular, humble prayer, or are forced to become expert
thespians, maintaining a consistent facade of righteousness.” Stephen Miller
This is
a profound statement. After reading this
chapter, I was reminded once again of the stakes in leading worship. If I lose sight of what’s important I become
a liar, trying to demonstrate something I have forgotten to do myself. The gravity of this responsibility is
daunting. But at the end of the day,
whether I am leading worship or not, my aim should be to the same: to be in the
presence of the living God. This is not
something I should strive for only because I am doing worship. It should be such a part of who I am and what
I do that the idea of living life without God would be ridiculous. I know these things, I have grown up hearing
the importance of a personal relationship with God that is built in the secret
places of my heart and the secluded places of my life. However, actually living this out is so
challenging. I still do not understand why
it is that my personal quiet time with God is the first thing to be
neglected. For some reason, it is the
easiest thing to let slide. Only after
feeling life fall apart do I stop and realize wow, I need to spend some time
with God.
It’s embarrassing
to admit, but the struggle is epic right now.
I always thought that once I was an adult it would be easy to have a
daily quiet time. I never realized how
intentional I would have to be to make it happen. When I read the line “the single most
important thing we can do is to stand before the Lord in secret.” I couldn’t
help but agree. And then I started to
evaluate if I am living this out in my own life. I have lots of great excuses and reasons why
I haven’t spent time reading my Bible yet today, but the truth is that none of
them are any good. My challenge is to
depend on God each day, and use some discipline to carve out the space to be
with Him.
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