A Higher Calling

Tonight I was finishing up some planning for worship tomorrow at church. Some stuff has been going on and it's just a shame that God's people act the way they do. The "it's all about me" attitude needs to go! Come on people. So, here are my thoughts on the way the church and God's people should act like.  

 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2  "When the Church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. Then the world is made to listen to its message"- Martin Lloyd Jones 

  

 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts says the Lord. Isaiah 55:9  

  

Called Me Higher - By All Sons and Daughters 

  

I could just sit I could just sit and wait for all Your goodness Hope to feel Your presence And I could just stay I could just stay right where I am and hope to feel You Hope to feel something again  And I could hold on I could hold on to who I am and never let You change me from the inside And I could be safe I could be safe here in Your arms and never leave home Never let these walls down  But You have called me higher You have called me deeper And I will go where You will lead me Lord You have called me higher   

So this is my prayer -  

Father, what a honor it is for us to gather in Your presence this very day. Lord, we are here to worship You, to give glory to Your Name and to lay ourselves down in surrender to You. We ask that You show us the next step we are to take, that You guide us in Your way and that we forget about what we want or what our plans may be. Lord we ask that You reveal Yourself in such a way that we cannot help but to live for You. Lord we want our lives to be a living sacrifice pleasing to you. Father we know that there is non good not one and that Lord You don't need us to complete Your plan but Lord that you want us and that you love us is overwhelming. You are Lord of all in the good and bad and we ask that as You continue to work in our lives You would move us out of the way Father that You would take us instead by the hand and lead. Lord we give You a portion of the blessings you have given to us and we trust Lord that You will do with them what you please. Thank you for loving us so much more then we will ever know. In Jesus name. Amen  

 This is typical worship leading: a scripture, a quote, a worship song and a prayer. I covered all the bases ;)