I spent last week leading worship at LifeAction Ministries in Buchanan, MI. [www.lifeaction.org] Every year, before their road teams start their year of travel, all of their staff (home office, road teams, and Revive Our Hearts staff) gets together for a week of worship and seeking the Lord. This was my 5th year leading worship for this event, and I love being a part of it…

Last week, over the course of several messages by different preachers, we were challenged to “pray big prayers worthy of a BIG GOD…about God’s revealed will throughout time and space.” Can you imagine walking into the throne room…having an audience with the High King of the universe and asking him simply to “bless the day? lead, guide and protect?”. Can you imagine the angels of heaven leaning in to hear your prayer…and then saying, “is that all? really?”  Do we pray like slaves or like sons? like hourly workers and not heirs? like we are trying to get in Christ, rather than like we are already in Christ?

Some other thoughts rolling around my head/heart from last week in the Lord’s presence: *I want to choose the better part.*   *what is needful?*  *faith contradicts the problem.*   *In the world, work = money, but not in the kingdom.*  *do we need more time for love?*

I had a moment last week, in which we were responding to God’s Word in worship… and I could hear this brand new, spontaneous song playing in my head at the same time as I was playing the end of the song “The More I Seek You”…I went for it. Told the congregation I was going to teach them a new song. What they didn’t know was that it was new for me. Literally being sung for the first time as I “taught” them:

Lord, I love You | Lord, I love You. | Lord, I love You. | I want to love You more.

To know You is to love You. And I want to love You more.

Lord, I know You | Lord, I know You. | Lord, I know You. | I want to know You more.

Also, had a cool moment sitting at lunch with someone…she said, “have you ever been to Liberty University?” yes…Royce and I led two songs at Liberty’s chapel (like 10,000 people) a few years ago. She said, “the other day when you were singing in different languages, I remembered you from that chapel service.”   I am very glad to be remembered that way.