Three scriptures that show us how to worship God as single women

When you think about worship, what comes to mind?

If you’re anything like me then you probably think of the Psalmists. King David, Solomon, Ethan, and even Asaph. These men were vulnerable and humble before God. They poured out their hearts and worshipped God incessantly.

For example, in Psalm 8:1-4, David said:

O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!

Your glory is higher than the heavens.

You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength,

Silencing your enemies and all who oppose you…

what are mere mortals that you should think of them,

human beings that you should care about them?”

It takes a certain knowledge to be able to describe God in such vivid terms.

But let’s be honest, there are times when it is hard to relate to their experiences.

The truth is that we want to worship God, we are even quick to dance and sing during praise sessions at Christian gatherings but we often struggle when we are alone.

We struggle because deep down we may believe we do not yet have what it takes to worship God well.

We believe that a future version of ourselves will be able to worship God better.

This future version may be one where we are married with kids or one where we’ve attained some financial, relational, or existential distinction. Something special and one-of-a-kind.

We think we can serve God when we have our life together. And I do wonder why this is the case.

Why do we believe it is better to wish for this future version rather than do what we can now?

Have you ever done this?

I came across a quote that puts this in perspective:

“There is an important sense in which we need to worship God from where we are, rather than from where we’d like to be.”

Pamela Evans, Driven

Worship is not about who we are or where we are in life, but about who God is and what he is able to do in and through us. 

It is about God and always has to be about him.

Here are three scriptures that will help us worship God better

 

1. Worship starts with the heart 

These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.”

Matthew 15: 8-9 

Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, quoted the above verse from Isaiah 29:13. It is a reminder that God looks at our hearts and he knows when we are merely going through the motions. He knows what you need, and is able and willing to supply it according to his riches in glory.

We must not allow our needs or unanswered prayers to hinder us from praising and connecting with our maker. 

2. Worship allows us to pursue God 

You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:13

The reference to heart refers to all of our substance – our heart, mind, soul, and resources.

God wants the whole package. 

He wants us to earnestly search and pursue him as he has pursued us from the beginning of time. 

The reality is that our fears, pain, and regrets often create a chasm between us and God.

We are often running away rather than towards him. This may be because we believe we are unworthy or that we feel he doesn’t love us enough (because we still do not have so many things we prayed for). 

These are all lies the enemy continues to peddle.

God knows your all and wants it all.

He is the one who prepares a table for us before our enemies, the one who refreshes our souls and makes sure we lack nothing.

How can we ever doubt his love?

 

3. Worship sets us free 

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for such the father seek to worship him. God is spirit, and those 

John 4:23-24

I love this verse because it was truly a game-changer when our Lord spoke these words to the woman at the well.

At that time, worship was about which temple you went to and the religious rites you practiced, but Jesus freed us from the subjection of the law and revealed the beauty of his truth – worshipping God entails just two people; God and each of us.

Isn’t that freeing? 

God wants you to come as you are. To be honest about what you’re going through and to speak earnestly of who and all He is.

 

In conclusion

The call to worship is not a call for some Christians but for every one of us.

It is a call to give honor and glory where it is due – at the foot of our savior.

Today, let us ask God to open the eyes of our hearts, quicken our spirit man, and make us sensitive to the beauty and splendor of His majesty.

Our God is good.

I pray we do not allow the issues of life to detract from these truths. Amen