Worship!

I have found myself in a state of constant worship lately! While I know this is how I should live my life and through everything I do, I do to glorify my GREAT GOD! However, I am human and sometimes fall short. One of my main concerns is how our youth view worship and how they participate in communal worship! I know that worship is an act of praising God and each person approaches it differently! For most though it takes place in church or with a praise band presence and involves a message given by some who God has called to speak. Worship should ALWAYS involve the Word of God rather it be through reading out of the Bible or through scriptures a person has memorized.

Recently I was participating in a worship service that was advertised as a concert but it was evident to me and the youth present that the band had a message at a certain point. The band had each and every teenagers full attention as the lead singer spoke about the love God has for everyone. However during this time in there where lots of adults in the back of the room who remained in their conversation. I began to observe that they were talking loudly in order to hear over the sound of the band who was playing lightly. While the teens stood there paying attention I observed that as the speaker continued so did the adults with their conversation. I noticed a few of the teens becoming irritated by their facial expressions and body movement. Then I saw that several of the teens who were moments before focused on the words that God was providing them were no longer paying attention but talking and laughing with their friends.

I understand that you may read this and realize you may be or have been one of those adults, but I write this not to offend but to ask a question! If we as youth workers/sponsors or just believers in a great Lord can not give our God attention in these moments then how can we expect those who we have a great influence to understand the importance of worship? This was a moment that God moved in the room and perhaps could have been the moment one of these teens needed to fully understand what Gods love really means to them. Yet they were distracted by some adults who failed, in my opinion, to lead by example and show God the respect He deserves. 

Worship should be never ending just as Gods love and grace is for us, the next time you find yourself distracted by a temptation as simple as continuing the conversation with others around you during a time of communal worship please be considerate of everyone and refrain or if you must leave the room. I am sure God will understand!