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Are you willing to sing off-key??

During praise and worship this evening my spirit was so touched as I could hear a person in the congregation singing their heart out, and lets just say it was not the best. As I worshipped and began to pray, I was reminded how beautiful we sound to God no matter how "well we sing". He wants us to be real no matter how we sound. Tears came into my eyes as my Spirit stirred with love. Love that transcends all understanding. What amazing beauty there is in our worship for Him. I could see Him smiling over us as we worshipped and not just at the ones that can carry a tune. Actually, I felt His love even more because I could feel the love for Him exuding from the off-key singing. It honestly was the most beautiful form of worship I had heard in a long time. Though I believe it is important to please Him, I think sometimes we get lost in the doing, and lose the point. We should come to Him in all of our imperfections, all the time. Yes he wants us to strive to be like Him, but we must also be honest with Him. He KNOWS us....He KNOWS our hearts! Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. We are perfect in His eyes because He created us, He just ask that we seek Him. Whether we are in a fruitful season or a dry season, He wants us to have a pure heart. I love that no matter what I sound like whether it be in prayer or praise He hears me! I thank God for reminding me of that on this night. I tend to filter myself way too much, I pride myself on not being an "emotional" person, but I was reminded that He KNOWS me better than I know myself. Today Lord I ask for a pure heart that I can open myself to you and in turn to others. Amen.

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