tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013061704828990246.post3218431607808717805..comments2023-06-04T08:57:15.376-05:00Comments on Christian Life with Michael: Disobedient to the Songs (Worship, Part 1)TulsaMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945834114006833482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013061704828990246.post-59910268699875992142013-03-13T08:21:31.169-05:002013-03-13T08:21:31.169-05:00I think there are very real dangers that people wi...I think there are very real dangers that people will either refuse to participate and feel guilty, or participate and feel smug and pious. Both reactions are wrong. However, if the song reminds you that "oh yeah... I'm supposed to be actively engaged in worship!" then I can see some value in it. As a songwriter myself, though, I tend to try to stay away from that kind of stuff.TulsaMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945834114006833482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013061704828990246.post-52295908297879965212013-03-13T08:15:54.857-05:002013-03-13T08:15:54.857-05:00I also have a bit of a problem with these kinds of...I also have a bit of a problem with these kinds of songs. I don't hear songs that 'tell me what to do' very often, but what I notice that I feel as I sing them, is a feel much less worshipful singing them as I would with songs that, for example, praise God and don't mention 'I shout-Run-Bow' etc., because like you said, I like to be authentic. I feel a sense of hypocrisy as I sing them, because not everybody reacts the same way to spiritual connection with God. Not everybody has to shout or fall or run around frantically. The only universal 'outer' result of true worship is that you are happy. Truly happy. You are absolutely right when you say worship comes from the heart. I come to God, talk with Him, Worship Him, praise Him, and He fills my heart with Joy. That is where the authentic souting, running, spinning etc. should come from. We also should never do these things to be pious. My friend and I have recently had a discussion about this. 'Is Jesus going to uneventfully disregard your prayers if you are standing up or have your eyes open? Does the wearing of a hat deflect prayers? No. If you feel it is appropriate, and moreover, if you earnestly mean it, you should by all means be as reverent, or shout-spin-runny as you want. But it has to come from spiritual contact with God. Not just because the song says so.J.R.noreply@blogger.com