With a Song in My Heart

Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says:

“These people come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

Some Sundays when I come to church, I must admit, my heart isn't in the right place. I am troubled, or irritable, and just plain unpleasant. Certainly not fit to be in the frame of mind to give God everything He is owed. My heart is far from focused on anything Spiritual. I'm a mess.

It is a good thing I am here though, because God has a plan to change me, to turn me around and get my feet headed in the right direction. And how does He do this? For me, all it takes is a song. A song that rattles my memory, that squeezes my heart and takes my focus off me and puts it right up there on the Cross.

There are times when I am in worship and singing and praising, I feel close to God. Things that happened in my life through the weeks and months before, come to the surface. I am filled up with joy and gratitude and as I am filled during these times, it is as if I am near over-flowing.

In fact, the feelings in my soul often pour out in the form of tears. It is like I need to release the pressure and tears are the result. Another release for me can be applause. When a song has ended and the music keeps playing in my head I need to thank God and put my hands together in appreciation and praise.