There is a popular contemporary song playing regularly on the radio by this title. For me, this has been the season of watching people do exactly that. In 3 years as a church planter, I do not think that I have witnessed so much struggle with physical, emotional, financial, and relational circumstances. Yet in the midst of many questions and tears, I am watching most people in my circle praise through them.
Sometimes it is difficult to speak a word of encouragement, while at other times it seems as if just being there is what is needed. Sometimes, a physical act of a hug or being used to help provide for a need or convenience. But one thing is for sure, it is difficult to watch people you love go through difficulties...while it is a real blessing to watch the praise in the midst of that storm.
A lady at the bank asked me the other day if difficulties in her life were spiritual battles or just a part of the human experience. After some thought on an appropriate answer in this public lobby, I answered, "Yes". I am learning that some of our struggles are just the normal course of living in a decaying body and in a sinful world, while others are a direct battle to see whom we will worship.
I know that the battle for our worship is not passive. And whether or not all of the struggles I am facing or watching others face are the result of 'life' or 'war', the reality is that God's grace is so proving enough to keep us glorifying the Creator right in the middle of the storm.
Monday, February 11, 2008
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