Heart Of Worship

The Heart of Worship!! i've always wondered wut does it means to praise & worship God.. is it merely an act to thank & praise & worship Him for who He is?? r we only restricted to singing?? to me, praise & worship has always meant singing, clapping, music & all sorts of worship songs dedicated to our Lord.. until i've been elected to be a worship leader, i never really knew wut was its purpose.. during this few years as a worship leader in my church, i've learned a bit more about true praise & worship but it's still a little of a blur to me.. i've attended worship workshop over the years & have picked up information here & there but i guess i'm such a 'numb-skulled' person & it takes time for such a person like me to understand.. however, pastor Cornelius & pastor Deborah seems to deliver the message on worship, praise & prayer very well.. we had worship workshop in church on thursday & friday.. pastor Cornelius & his wife, pastor Deborah was our guest speaker.. pastor Cornelius was such a sweet person, he's very bubbly & he can really make u roll of ur chair.. pastor Deborah is also a very sweet & cheerful person & gosh, her memory is damn good.. talk bout a person memorizing word-for-word the chapters of the bible.. wow!!! i can't even memorize the shortest chapter in the bible.. she's great & both of them are actually evangelising in singapore.. they're truly God's faithful & dedicated servants.. wut hit me the most in the session i guess was how pastor Cornelius related worship to Mary's incident with Jesus.. i've never looked at worship this way.. it was truly an eye-opener.. & i guess i've finally grasp the meaning of true worship.. the worship sessions we had during the workshop was filled with not only singing but dancing too!!! dancing as in not only jumping, dancing round with banners, ribbons, fans, or with every part of their body.. i was truly amazed at the sight.. i could fill the joy of God's people when they're praising Him.. & i've never thought that praise & worship could be done this way.. it is such a joy to see God's people having fun & having so much happiness, trust, faith & joy when praising Him.. then after the sessions, usually we'll have time of prayer till early morning.. prayer is truly powerful!! deliverance, miracles & healing will take place if only u ask & have faith.. i could feel the annointing & the holy spirit as it moves round the room touching each & everyone in the room!! though the deliverance of spirits were kinda scary but i've faith that nothing will be able to harm us because Jesus has won all battles for us.. all we need to do is only to believe! though i've been really exhausted due to lack of sleep ever since exams started, i'm glad i went for the workshop.. it was definitely the experience of the lifetime.. never had i thought of praise, worship & prayer in the way pastor Cornelius & pastor Deborah put it.. surely all praise, honour, glory & power goes to God & God alone!

peace out!!
~yuen mei~