A Heart of Worship

To know Him therefore as He is, is to frame the most beautiful idea in all Worlds. - Thomas Traherne

Some mornings, I wake up and fall to my knees. I am in such awe of the Lord and His majesty, His beauty, His love and His grace. I am in awe of our meek saviour; He is the image of power under control. I am in awe of the strength and power, yet the gentleness and compassion. I can do nothing but weep.

It is true that to know God, to truly know Him as one knows their lover is to bring to life the most beautiful idea in the world. It is to know the only perfect love that a human could ever know: the love of our God.

The days when I wake with this awareness, this focus, I am joyous and the trials I meet along my path don't even change my pace. I am indeed invinciable when I walk in the awareness of the power, the love, the grace and just the pure wonder of our God. The days when I wake and choose to wake without wonder, I find the days are longer, harder and I feel as though I am fighting a lone.

What makes the difference then? It is worship. It is taking that extra moment to stare at the beautiful picture the Lord has painted. The picture that He framed so perfectly for you. It's taking that moment to stop and say, "Yes God, you are Lord over my life, Lord over this day." It is taking a moment to say, "Thank you," with the purest appreciation for the gift of life.