Well I just wanted to leave another thought. Again, I want to point out that I am not trying to create a debate, I just want to voice my opinion.

You were planned by God for his pleasure, and he has hardwired enjoyment of life into you. You were not created to endure life, but to enjoy it, and your worship of God should not be about you, but about the glory of God's plan for your life.

A lot of people think of worship as a type of music, or a church service, or prayer. However, these things are just parts of worship. The way you live your life has the power to bring pleasure or sadness to God (which makes you unique of all God's creation). When you live your life in a way that brings pleasure to God, you worship him.

Anthorpologists have noted that the concept of worship is universal among human beings. Human beings have an inbuilt need to connect with 'something bigger than themself'. Practically every major religion or spiritual practice is built upon this, but also many non-religious and non-spiritual practices are built upon it as well. In one way or another, you will worship something, whether that something is sports, money, yourself, or God, there will always be something that you live your life towards. As a Christian, your worship isn't a part of your life, it IS your life. Everything you do should be as if you are doing it for God and Jesus. When you dedicate everything you do in life to God, and always do it as if you are doing that task for God alone, then you are worshiping God in the most sincere way.

Point to Ponder: I was planned for God's pleasure

Verse to Remember: "The Lord takes pleasure in his people" (Psalm 140:4a TEV)

Question to Consider: What common task should I start doing as if I were doing it directly for Jesus?

Personal Comments: I liked this because.... For one thing, it fits my own view of worship. One of the biggest problems I feel that Christianity faces today is getting people to feel that God IS their life, not just PART of their life. I think that Chirstianity gets a bad rep today because people use it to feel good about themselfs, they go to Church on Sunday, and on Monday they turn a blind eye towards the people starving in their community (or around the world for that matter). Faith isn't something you have, it isn't a creed that you live your life by, it isn't a way to seperate yourself from 'sinners', faith IS your life or it ISN'T FAITH. I think a life lived in faith is the ultimate form of worship, and does more to bring pleasure to God than all of the money and acts of charity that someone who only wants to feel like a 'good' person may do in a lifetime. There certainly isn't anything wrong with donating money and time to charity, but it's not an act of worship if you don't do it because of your love for God and your fellow man. If you do it just so others will think well of you, then you are doing it for yourself.

This is just my opinion.