I must admit that there have been times when the idea of worshipping God for the rest of my life in heaven sounded a little boring. The idea of sitting on a cloud holding a harp did not make my heart go pitter patter... As I have learned more about the nature of God and about heaven, I have definitely learned that there is no need to worry, life in heaven will not be boring! Worshipping God is not just about singing, it is so much more than that. God gave us adrenaline for a reason. I have often wondered if He gave man the idea for roller coasters for a reason. Will there be some really fast, high, loopy ones up in heaven or will that feeling of adventure and excitement come in other ways? I am not sure. But, back to the point....
I have to say though my idea of singing and worshipping God has definitely changed. I enjoy singing, especially when in a crowd and no one can hear my voice but God. Trust me! That is how it should be. =) However, worshipping has just been singing for me, occasionally I have gotten a little wild and swayed side to side a bit, but nothing more. Our churches are not designed for dancing and why would we. OH! Are we missing out! I just returned from a three day retreat with the Imara staff and every session began with praise and worship. You could not contain them if you wanted to. They know that God finds joy in them. The freedom to worship God in any way is so refreshing. I must confess that I have started to call it worship aerobics! Hilarious. They have so much fun singing and dancing and they even let rythmless white people like me dance along! They worship God with everything they have, with all their heart and there is no holding them back. They dance and jump and sing and have just have a whole lot of fun! Maybe in my time here, I will finally get some rhythm! But, I love the total and completel freedom and reckless abandon in worshipping our great and mighty God!
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