Although there are many ways to worship, something they all have in common is that they are always done with faith and a heart attitude of choosing Jesus over ourselves. Worship is taking our thoughts captive before Jesus, praying, singing and listening to songs that glorify the Lord, reading the bible, serving others, and extending grace in a million different ways. Worship is taking the time, discipline, and humility to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus.

Being stretched between comfort zones is often when you are most vulnerable to making a change. Transitions can often feel like a time-lapse of instability, but who says that instability is always a bad thing? Hear me out: what if seasons of transition were more than just a waiting game but rather opportunities to make the choices you never would have made if you were still in your comfort zone?

Through our feelings of disconnection, God is teaching us what it means to be intentional. It’s clear that we are to follow the footsteps of Jesus in how we love, and Jesus loved us so much he faithlessly calls us to have a relationship with him even when it’s not easy. As members of the body, we should love others through pursuing them especially in this time of extended isolation and fear.

All it takes is one look at the news headlines to feel like the world is spinning out of control. Many things we may have looked forward to, like vacations, holiday celebrations, and graduations, are suddenly gone. Happiness has been replaced with fear for our health and that of our loved ones. In this difficult time, our hearts may wonder, ”Is God still in control?” and if he is, why is he letting this pandemic happen?

In many ways, social media is inherently self-centered. We tend to post the best of ourselves in the hopes that people will like what they see and, in turn, like us. But what if we were to turn this idea of self-centeredness on its head? How could we use our platforms and our followings to share the Gospel in a time of anxiety and fear?

Quite honestly, there’s nothing like desperation to amp up our prayer lives and help us learn how to storm the throne room of heaven. We learn some of the deepest truths about life with God in the toughest times, including the truth that we cannot make it through without clinging to Jesus…