Thursday is our busy day. Community Bible Study in the morning. Lunch. Then a writing (IEW) and public speaking coop afterwards. Fun! Later today I want to come back and post what the kids are doing for school this year....haven't gotten that up yet.

Our memory verse this week is a good one: And Mary said, "My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior." Luke 1:46-47

It's been a good reminder as we cover the first couple chapters of Luke....nothing is impossible with God! Amen. This study along with "The Air I Breathe" by Lou Giglio has been a good reminder for me that worship is a lifestyle! I can worship with my whole life. As a matter of fact, if you think about it, we're worshiping all the time.....unfortunately, it's just not always the Almighty One.

Sometimes I've been guilty of worshiping my husband, my kids, my computer, my time, my schedule, the cleanliness of my home.....ouch!! Have you ever been to a rock concert, or a sporting event? We stand up, jump up and down, dance, holler, scream, raise our hands, light our cell phones (it used to be the real thing back in the olden days =]). It blows my mind how much energy I can put into one of those events. But how come you don't see that kind of energy unraveled at church during worship time? Atleast not at our's I should say. 

I almost think that we have limited our concept of worship to thinking that it's just all about singing a few songs....it is so much more.

Jesus told the woman at the well that it doesn't matter where the people worshiped, but that they worshiped.....in other words, it's a heart thing. We can worship God through anything we do, at anytime, in any place. The question we should ask ourselves is, Am I doing this for myself? Or for Jesus? Imagine the impact we Christians could make in the world if we lived like that all the time. Being salt and light would be first nature. And anyone passing by would have the opportunity to see Jesus through  us. Wow!

Favorite quote this week: "Worship, it's a verb."  ~ Lou