My Soul Sings...

"My Soul Sings, My Soul Sings, My Soul Sings, How I Love You"

Last night...wow what an amazing night of worship, what an amazing night of teaching, what an amazing night of God moving. I do not know what it is that has come upon me, my friends, my family or my entire life, but it is so amazing. Every moment and every day is a constant blessing, one that I wish to take advantage of.

I don't know what it is, but ever since I got back from Poland, I have been in such an uplifted mood. Nathan said that it is much like a high that everyone gets from time to time after going somewhere or being on a retreat, but this feels more than a high. It feels more than just a buzz that one would get after a mission trip. No not after experiencing the Polish culture or learning a lot about myself. Those things you cannot take away from a person. Growth....that is what I think I am going to coin this as. Growth in God, in faith, in love, in perspective, in humility, in passion, in kindness, in importance, in security, in worship, in prayer, in perseverance, in skills, in relationships, in openness...growth in LIFE.

Praise God!

Some amazing things happened last night both at the Post and after. I want to highlight on one aspect that I am still thinking of at this moment and may turn into more. The opening of this blog I wrote out the chorus of one of the songs we sang. It's a really profound statement. It's bold. It's not about the person, but it is about the inner self. The soul. The soul is singing out highest praise. The soul is singing out the love in which it has for God. How powerful! How moving! In this statement...in this anthem...we are proclaiming that it is not US who is singing to God, but it is our very being, our SOUL! It's the kind of worship that should drop you to your knees in total awe of the glory in which we are able to express ourselves from the inside out. It's not about the outward gestures that we do but it is about what is deep down inside of us and what our SOUL feels. A heart, a soul, after God, focused on God, will express highest praise! And that highest praise is the outpouring and the overflowing of the love in which God has given us.

"Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me. Bless His Holy Name." - Psalm 103:1

All that is within me, bless his holy name. Oh the outpouring that should take place every day so that we may be filled up new once again. How faithful and righteous is our God! And yet it is so often that we neglect the name of God, and we do not bless His name. Do we not mention the name of God because we are so full of ourselves that our name deserves more praise? Do we not mention the name of God because we are afraid of being judged? Do we not mention the name of God because we might get persecuted or not accepted? Do we MUMBLE the name of God in hopes that the one whom we are talking to will maybe not hear what we said? Why do we not proclaim His name BOLDLY?!?! How prideful we are to neglect the name of God? When will we get over ourselves and with ALL of our SOUL bless Him, with ALL that is WITHIN US? That time is now!

The glory of the Lord upon us is so amazing that we should not neglect it. Take advantage of it, use it and show it. It's not that hard, when you minimize yourself and maximize God. The nice thing about that is that it is easy to do. The God of the universe who made the stars, the moon, the earth, the sun, the galaxies and us....is HUGE! And yet we still attempt to make ourselves bigger. How foolish we are. But may we change, and find the humility to become so small that we are insignificant in comparison to God, and through that God will shine through us even more.

Oh how my soul sings of the love that God has shown me. Praises be to God.