I have to document this down!
Today marks the first time I led worship alone for the main service. I wasn't intimidated, but I wasn't particularly excited as well. But I knew it was something I had to do eventually.
Corporate listening last Sunday have left us with a simple message - be joyful. Some of us, including myself, have found it hard to be spiritually lifted up for quite some time. But it shouldn't be this way! The thief comes to steal and destroy, but God has come to give life, and this includes joy. Nothing can snatch this away. One of us made a good point: instead of finding many reasons to thank God, we just need ONE thanksgiving to thank God 10,000 times. Which is true! I often forget that.
Amazingly, I was soooooo positive throughout the day of worship practice. I haven't felt so happy about myself for a very long time. I didn't feel jaded; I felt refreshed instead. And that's when I knew that the message for the worship is a one of joy. God is capable of giving joy as much as we feel it is impossible to be lifted up.
Today's worship went really well, and I offer my praise to God. He really did it. The congregation responded. They were spiritually lifted, just as much as Jesus was lifted. Great start to the week!
