Worship isn’t about performance, it’s about surrender. In this honest article, Pastor Chris shares the unseen struggles of leading worship, the exhaustion leaders face, and how true worship starts long before the music begins.
“Worship isn’t a stage. It’s a surrender.” Very true. Both worship and surrender have been on my heart the past week or so and I’ve been through some heavy fatigue lately. This was a great reminder. Thank you!
As a fellow Christian who has led worship in a wide variety of environments, I can totally resonate with this post. One of the most difficult things is to lead others when you yourself feel like you need to be led. Surrender is tough!
But, I also acknowledge that continuing to showing up has value, even in those weeks, months, years, in which we feel distant from God. And in those moments, acknowledging where your heart and bringing it to God, as David was soooo good at!
Exactly this post! I really, really did not want to show up to (unexpectedly) run VBS because I was really tired (and crying) with the behind the scenes drama. I hated every moment of it until I let everything go to be silly with the kids, and I found so much joy in it. As always, perfect timing with your posts. I am looking forward to the next one!
Life shouldn’t feel this hard. Faith, growth, all of it, it's like some people have gotten so used to the struggle, they don’t know how to live without it.
“Worship isn’t a stage. It’s a surrender.” Very true. Both worship and surrender have been on my heart the past week or so and I’ve been through some heavy fatigue lately. This was a great reminder. Thank you!
As a fellow Christian who has led worship in a wide variety of environments, I can totally resonate with this post. One of the most difficult things is to lead others when you yourself feel like you need to be led. Surrender is tough!
But, I also acknowledge that continuing to showing up has value, even in those weeks, months, years, in which we feel distant from God. And in those moments, acknowledging where your heart and bringing it to God, as David was soooo good at!
Exactly this post! I really, really did not want to show up to (unexpectedly) run VBS because I was really tired (and crying) with the behind the scenes drama. I hated every moment of it until I let everything go to be silly with the kids, and I found so much joy in it. As always, perfect timing with your posts. I am looking forward to the next one!
Thank you, Sonia. Remember the battle belongs to the Lord!
Thank you for your vulnerability in this post Chris and this is spot on teaching about worship and our attitude toward it.
Thank you so much, Brian!
Excellent! As a group leader, I can relate.
Life shouldn’t feel this hard. Faith, growth, all of it, it's like some people have gotten so used to the struggle, they don’t know how to live without it.