man. worship. such an amazing thing. to think that the God of this universe, lacking in nothing, desires us to worship Him. what can we possibly give Him? how can we possibly contribute to the proclamation of His greatness? Yet it pleases Him. He says He inhabits our praise. we, filthy menstrual rags that we are, can somehow give Him glory. The angels in their greatness praise Him neverending, and yet He still longs to hear us give Him glory, longs to see our lives giving Him glory...

and, yeah, that's all too often what i use worship for. looking for something to refresh me, to fill me up. i got an email from this local Bible study, prompting us to come to worship to get refreshed for the week. yeah. i'm sure that's part of it, and God loves to bring refreshment and newness and a sense of "rightness" to His children, but how often do I sit down to worship to actually try to be about proclaiming the greatness of our Lord with every atom in my being.

"it's all about You, Jesus (i'm sorry for the things i've made it)."

and i also identified with the whole issue of weakness. especially here lately (as in the past year or so). and i think for me it's less of an issue of me thinking i'm strong on my own, or that i'm a strong person per se, though i think i am in various ways, just not in the ways you were mentioning about yourself, anyway...for me it's more of an issue where i've done some things that have really hurt God and done some things that cause me to feel like i don't deserve His strength, even in my weakness.

this is making no sense.

i guess i'm just trying to say that i feel weak a lot, but don't really look to Him for strength, as opposed to feeling strong a lot and then not letting Him be strong in my weaknesses.

but that's just me. (maybe).

but i think it's awesome God's been showing that to you. it's cool to read about how God is working in other people's lives, and to know that it doesn't (and rarely is) the same for each individual.