Worship: The Starting Perspective of Liz o' the Niche

Worship is...

It involves praising God for who He is. We can tell God about His attributes that we notice and appreciate.

It involves thanking God for what He has done. We can tell God about His actions that we have noticed and appreciate. 

Worship is complimenting God

I view worship through the lens of human compliments.

If I give a compliment that I don't mean, then it's not a sincere and meaningful compliment.

If I give a compliment, just because it's there on the screen to read, then it's not heartfelt. 

If I give a compliment that is backhanded or false, then it's not a good compliment.

If I give a compliment that isn't appreciated by the recipient, then although I meant well, it is not well received. 

In order to give good compliments, I need to figure out what the other person values and what is something I can genuinely compliment.  

Worship is separate from other ways of approaching God

Petition

Intercession

Lament

Complaint

Wordless/Silence

What would my ideal worship look like? 

I wanted to map out what I viewed as my ideal worship style before my rabbit trail of research: 

*God is the subject of our worship song sentences.

*God is the object of worship song sentences.

*simple, quiet music (not too loud or a distraction)

*only worship/praise/thanksgiving songs

*time for silent contemplation

*worship style of the week: description, explanation, time to practice. 

*consider the words you are saying. change them to be meaningful

*name the song category before singing & describe how this changes our approach to God (intercession song, petition song, lament song, etc.)