Worship
Monday, May 17th, 2010, submitted by Lois Robinson
God has done such a work in my heart throughout my life in the area of worship. Growing up, I never really was taught about the act of worship. Yes, I was asked to play the piano or organ at a young age but it was just my “job” to be there every Sunday to play. Worship was not a part of my vocabulary at all. As God unfolded His divine design on my life, He took me from a Presbyterian church to a Baptist church. From there to a traditional Methodist church. Each place I was to be the musician, but it was simply my “job.” It was at the Methodist church that I became a student of worship! A new pastor came into the church and really shook things up. He had long hair and had a “surfer dude” personality! 
The members were quite concerned to say the least! He introduced the concept of a Praise team and I jumped at it. I watched him raise his hands while he worshiped and thought he was crazy. What in the world was he doing? I then began to seek God on this whole worship thing and boy did He do a radical work in my heart! Jesus was changing me!!!! As I began to lift my hands, my heart began to lift as well! As I became a worshiper, my life began to transform. There was a direct correlation. I then was led to a Pentecostal church where the worship was radical. Wow! What a beautiful learning experience that was. Worship has become my lifestyle. I now praise God that He has led me to LFAC and I am so honored to serve on the worship team. As we have moved locations now, it can be a tough transition and distracting to our worship. But, I want to encourage you all my brothers and sisters, thus the church, to worship Him no matter what. He is desiring to transform us and I believe we must learn to worship Him in all circumstances. No matter how we feel or think. No matter what the lighting is, the sound is, the floor slant is, the seats feel like. One of my favorite worship songs says this “To worship You I live, To worship You I live, I live to worship You.” Do you live to worship Him? There was a long time in my life that I didn’t, but I praise Him that He allowed my heart to learn how to worship Him and my life as dramatically transformed through the work of His Spirit and my response of Jesus Only! Blessings to you all.
- Lois Robinson