The righteous cry out, and the\u00a0Lord\u00a0hears\u00a0them;<\/strong>
\n he delivers them from all their troubles.<\/strong>
\n 18\u00a0<\/sup>The\u00a0Lord\u00a0is close\u00a0to the brokenhearted<\/strong>
\n and saves those who are crushed in spirit.<\/strong><\/h2>\nPSALM 62:8<\/strong><\/h2>\nTrust in him at all times, you people;<\/strong>
\n pour out your hearts to him,<\/strong>
\n for God is our refuge.<\/strong><\/h2>\nI heard a sermon a few weeks ago on worship and a bit of it has stuck with me. I always think of the singing part of church, the hymns and contemporary songs and collective deep breaths, as praise. It\u2019s a conversation with God that gets you grooving to His tune.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not all worship is designed for. If you think about the Psalms, you see it more clearly. David sings in every situation. He sings to God when he\u2019s happy. He sings to Him when he\u2019s scared. He sings to Him when he\u2019s lonely and hiding on a hillside and missing his best friend. His life is a musical, a La La Land<\/em> sing-a-thon where every emotion gets its own score.<\/p>\nI think worship can be about more than praise. It can be a crying out in times of need. It can come with Kleenex and shoulders to lean on. It can be both \u201cthis little light of mine\u201d<\/em> bursting with joy and \u201cwhat a friend we have in Jesus,\u201d<\/em> hanging heavy with sorrow and solace.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/hymns.jpg?resize=709%2C472\")
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Do you know why the Life Alert Button never did very well–the one from the infomercial: “Help! I\u2019ve fallen and I can\u2019t get up!\u201d? Nobody ever pushed the button. They thought their situation wasn\u2019t serious enough or they forgot the button was there. I think worship music can be an excellent Life Alert. It reminds us that God is there, waiting to help when we\u2019ve fallen on hard times or hard emotions. It is our calling out. We can clap our hands or bow our heads or snuffle our way through the words too difficult to choke out. All of it is music to God\u2019s ears because we\u2019re talking to Him.<\/p>\n
Paul Tripp in his devotional, New Morning Mercies<\/em>, writes, \u201cIf you silence your cries, crying only to yourself, you will feel increasingly alone and without anyone who cares and understands, and you\u2019ll feel more and more helpless. The good news of the Gospel is that you don\u2019t have to muffle your cries. You don\u2019t have to feel ashamed that you have a reason to cry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nCrying out to God, especially in worship with all those other people there, takes great courage. It takes bravery to make a singing confession that you are in pain and can\u2019t get over it without help. But it opens the curtains on your life. It shakes off the musty stink of isolation and brings in a draft of fresh air. When I think of it that way, I\u2019m not ashamed when I cry sad tears when I sing or when I can\u2019t sing at all because my throat closes up. I think God appreciates all of it. I think His life, and ours, is a musical.<\/p>\n
Sunday Thoughts Link Up!<\/strong><\/h1>\nIt’s time for another Sunday Thoughts Link-Up! I know there are many out there with wisdom that could encourage all of us. As long as it’s faith-based, I’d love for you to join up and then read and comment on what others have shared. Please also leave a comment here. Think of this as a Sunday morning community group that comes to you. And grab the button if you like…<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mom-gene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sunday-Thoughts-Button.jpeg?w=1170\" "\\"The")
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Trust in him at all times, you people;<\/strong>
\n pour out your hearts to him,<\/strong>
\n for God is our refuge.<\/strong><\/h2>\nI heard a sermon a few weeks ago on worship and a bit of it has stuck with me. I always think of the singing part of church, the hymns and contemporary songs and collective deep breaths, as praise. It\u2019s a conversation with God that gets you grooving to His tune.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not all worship is designed for. If you think about the Psalms, you see it more clearly. David sings in every situation. He sings to God when he\u2019s happy. He sings to Him when he\u2019s scared. He sings to Him when he\u2019s lonely and hiding on a hillside and missing his best friend. His life is a musical, a La La Land<\/em> sing-a-thon where every emotion gets its own score.<\/p>\nI think worship can be about more than praise. It can be a crying out in times of need. It can come with Kleenex and shoulders to lean on. It can be both \u201cthis little light of mine\u201d<\/em> bursting with joy and \u201cwhat a friend we have in Jesus,\u201d<\/em> hanging heavy with sorrow and solace.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Do you know why the Life Alert Button never did very well–the one from the infomercial: “Help! I\u2019ve fallen and I can\u2019t get up!\u201d? Nobody ever pushed the button. They thought their situation wasn\u2019t serious enough or they forgot the button was there. I think worship music can be an excellent Life Alert. It reminds us that God is there, waiting to help when we\u2019ve fallen on hard times or hard emotions. It is our calling out. We can clap our hands or bow our heads or snuffle our way through the words too difficult to choke out. All of it is music to God\u2019s ears because we\u2019re talking to Him.<\/p>\n
Paul Tripp in his devotional, New Morning Mercies<\/em>, writes, \u201cIf you silence your cries, crying only to yourself, you will feel increasingly alone and without anyone who cares and understands, and you\u2019ll feel more and more helpless. The good news of the Gospel is that you don\u2019t have to muffle your cries. You don\u2019t have to feel ashamed that you have a reason to cry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nCrying out to God, especially in worship with all those other people there, takes great courage. It takes bravery to make a singing confession that you are in pain and can\u2019t get over it without help. But it opens the curtains on your life. It shakes off the musty stink of isolation and brings in a draft of fresh air. When I think of it that way, I\u2019m not ashamed when I cry sad tears when I sing or when I can\u2019t sing at all because my throat closes up. I think God appreciates all of it. I think His life, and ours, is a musical.<\/p>\n
Sunday Thoughts Link Up!<\/strong><\/h1>\nIt’s time for another Sunday Thoughts Link-Up! I know there are many out there with wisdom that could encourage all of us. As long as it’s faith-based, I’d love for you to join up and then read and comment on what others have shared. Please also leave a comment here. Think of this as a Sunday morning community group that comes to you. And grab the button if you like…<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
I think worship can be about more than praise. It can be a crying out in times of need. It can come with Kleenex and shoulders to lean on. It can be both \u201cthis little light of mine\u201d<\/em> bursting with joy and \u201cwhat a friend we have in Jesus,\u201d<\/em> hanging heavy with sorrow and solace.<\/p>\n Do you know why the Life Alert Button never did very well–the one from the infomercial: “Help! I\u2019ve fallen and I can\u2019t get up!\u201d? Nobody ever pushed the button. They thought their situation wasn\u2019t serious enough or they forgot the button was there. I think worship music can be an excellent Life Alert. It reminds us that God is there, waiting to help when we\u2019ve fallen on hard times or hard emotions. It is our calling out. We can clap our hands or bow our heads or snuffle our way through the words too difficult to choke out. All of it is music to God\u2019s ears because we\u2019re talking to Him.<\/p>\n Paul Tripp in his devotional, New Morning Mercies<\/em>, writes, \u201cIf you silence your cries, crying only to yourself, you will feel increasingly alone and without anyone who cares and understands, and you\u2019ll feel more and more helpless. The good news of the Gospel is that you don\u2019t have to muffle your cries. You don\u2019t have to feel ashamed that you have a reason to cry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Crying out to God, especially in worship with all those other people there, takes great courage. It takes bravery to make a singing confession that you are in pain and can\u2019t get over it without help. But it opens the curtains on your life. It shakes off the musty stink of isolation and brings in a draft of fresh air. When I think of it that way, I\u2019m not ashamed when I cry sad tears when I sing or when I can\u2019t sing at all because my throat closes up. I think God appreciates all of it. I think His life, and ours, is a musical.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nSunday Thoughts Link Up!<\/strong><\/h1>\n
It’s time for another Sunday Thoughts Link-Up! I know there are many out there with wisdom that could encourage all of us. As long as it’s faith-based, I’d love for you to join up and then read and comment on what others have shared. Please also leave a comment here. Think of this as a Sunday morning community group that comes to you. And grab the button if you like…<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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