Hello all! I’m so sorry that it’s been so long! Currently, I’m working through my fifth week of classes here at school. It’s good. It’s hard. Those two things sound a bit contradictory, but they’re really not. Each day, Jesus promises to be my strength as I learn and grow in Him.
One of the things that Jesus has been teaching me is about my approach to homework. I’m taking 18 credits this semester and I have to admit it’s a bit of a struggle to get everything done. With that come late nights, very little free time, and 8 am classes each day. It has not been easy to jump into this and I’ve been pretty overwhelmed at times. I wanted to share with you what God has been teaching me through this challenge.
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What is worship? Worship is acknowledging God for Who He is and praising Him for it. I’ve come to realize that I can worship God through my studies and that extra studying time can actually be turned into extra time spent with Jesus. How does that work?
Here, in a nutshell, is what I’ve been learning:
If worship involves discovering things about God, appreciating and praising Him for who He is…what better way can I apply that right now than through my studies? In Human Anatomy, I learn about how God designed the body and how it all works together. In Chemistry, I learn about how God created the world in an orderly fashion and that different things interact with each other and keep our world functioning. In my Old Testament class, I get to spend hours each week immersing myself in Scripture and unpacking what it means. In World Civilizations, I learn about how God loves history and how He moves and guides the courses of people and nations. You get the picture.
God loves beauty, order, history, and creativity. I can find all of those things in the stack of books on my desk if I approach it with the right perspective. I’m so grateful for the ways that Jesus has been teaching me this – it makes my constant list of assignments a lot easier to complete with a much better attitude in the process.
What about you? Has your idea of “worship” been confined to a particular area of your life? My idea of worship was challenged in a completely new direction, one that I’d never even considered before. Perhaps there is an approach to worship that you haven’t considered – maybe it’s time to ask Jesus to open our eyes to the possibilities and to broaden our perspective in a way that honors Him.
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