The Hour of Lies

This post is in close relation to the previous post.

When I am singing and worshipping God, I find that I am often times lying. Ironic? Why do I lie when I am worshipping God? ...the time when presummably I should be furthest away from lying?

How many times do I sing words to a song expressing how I feel when I don't truly feel that way at that time? How many times do I sing words to a song expressing what I have done or will do when I truly haven't or won't do them?

"I bow down..." I confess, usually when I sing these words, I am not bowing down.
"I surrender all..." I confess, there is much in my life that I have not surrendered.
"In all I do, I honor you..." Bull-malarchy! Unfortunately, there is much I do that does not honor God.

Why do I lie so much when trying to worship my Father?

Yes, often times the words are conveying a general attitute or emotion. Often times it is a cry of intent. However, worshipping God should not be taken lightly, and I fear that often times I do just that.

It has been a while since anyone has posted anything; and by anyone I mean me, because I am the only one who posts to the site. So with the intro being typed, now to the point of the matter:

Worship. How much has worship become more about oneself than about God?

I was at church today and listened to the words that were being sung during the praise and worship. It was amazing to listen to how much of the songs were being sung about ourselves and only indirectly about God. God was often the object and not the subject of many lines.

"I surrender all..." "I will worship..." "I bow down..." etc. etc.

...and not that it is wrong by any means to express yourself and how you feel. But when focus is lost on God when we are attempting to worship God; well, that just doesn't seem quite right. Why do we express how we feel and what we do or do not do (do or do not do??? too many 'do's') when we are attempting to express who God is and lift up His attributes?

Next time you are worshipping God through song, listen to the words you are singing. Then decide: is the focus of the song on you? ...or is the focus of the song on God?