Heart of Worship part 2 10-23-08

Well in just 2 days i got more votes for worship i think? well but i type this devo out for my worship team members. I thought it would be good to share with everyone else im pretty tired to so lazy excuss? eh......anyways here's today devo (trust me you are lucky, the one i gave my worship memebers were 3 to 4 pages long)

Deuteronomy 6:5 5
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

You play baseball, basketball, or you are a runner.
The more you pitch, your arm muscle will know right away how you like to pitch. So when you pitch you don't even think about it.
When you do basketball the more you dribble/shoot it because muscle memory. So when you shoot or dribble you do it without thinking.
When you run and you are behind someone you train your legs to go faster. So you start running 2x faster then you are running without thinking.

You play drums, accoustic, bass, keyboard, or sing.
The more you play drums slow,fast, or medium songs once you get the beat you know what to play right away. So when you hear it your arms just do it without thinking.
When you play accoustic you memorize each and every single chord. So when it comes to that chord you do it without thinking. You just do it.
When you play the keyboard you know how to pad and play each chord and fill in. So know when to do what without even thinking.
When you play bass you know how to hit each string once or four times. So when you play a song and get the beat, you know what to do without even thinking.
When you even sing you know all your pitches. So if you can't sing something, you right away change to the harmony without even thinking.

THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO WORSHIP!

1. Why do you worship? I mean come on you can sleep-in instead?
. The number one answer i will hear will be: I want to serve God.
Thats the number one Christian answer even i would say that.

2. Good...Wheres your heart?
to worry about homework or other things?

Or you got that right Christian attitude "no i take time and this is the time i chose to serve God"

So when you worship are you doing everything like on top. Auto muscle memory start singing. Or do you really make the words on the screen your prayer. One thing i like to picture is God watching a concert you're preforming for Him and He smiles. Or sometimes i like picturing Him in a golden throne room and God is sitting on His throne and i'm singing to Him. Thats when i really enter God's presence and not just saying all those words on the screen.

Auto=do it because you are use to it and everyone around you is doing it?
True=you can explain this yourself.

So i got a challenge for you:
1. Wheres your heart?
2. Why do you do this?
3. Why did you choose God?
4. Are you what i call "auto" worship or true worship?