Real Worship

Since writing the last “Sunday Set List” post, I’ve been wondering what part my expectation plays in what happens during a time of worship (or in anything else for that matter).  As I wrote about my preparation time for worship and how a particular song stood out; and then about how worship took off during that same song in the service, I began to wonder how much of that was because of my expectation?

Why did worship take off at that point?  Had God decided beforehand that he wanted to do something during that song?  Was it because I’d believed He wanted us to sing the song and expected something to happen?  Had we reached a point of critical mass, where enough of the believers gathered had gotten to the place where we were more aware of God’s presence than our own circumstances, so creating a momentum?  What part did others’ expectancy play?  Perhaps all of the above were contributory factors.

As the cartoon above (courtesy of ASBO Jesus) suggests, are our expectations sometimes misplaced or misguided?

I believe that our expectancy plays a part in worship.  I’m curious as to what others might think or have experienced.

Let me know & join the discussion!