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Open our eyes
On the way to church yesterday I prayed this:
God, show up in HUGE ways today.
Then i shut up for a second and thought to myself, “I bet God hears that a lot.” I bet a lot of times God would to reply, “I’m right here you dummy.”
I asked God for permission to restart my prayer as I had begun it off in a misquided way. Instead of asking God to be there (which he obviously is – do you really think God would miss church?), I asked God to open our eyes.
Think about the difference between a Sunday morning where only 10% of the people in your church gathering are aware of God’s presence compared with a gathering where 80% are aware of God’s presence.
One would feel like business as usual, the other would feel nearly magical.
Maybe as churches, we need to work less at putting on a compelling show on Sunday mornings and work more at turning on people’s awareness to the God who is already there.
Austin Young
DmL
Todd Hiestand
jason
Kris
Matt Flinner
Raf
Sam Mahlstadt
Brandon Mouser
Chad Estes
I wish there were an easy way to open up the eyes of the congregants. Sometimes I feel as if they’re just there out of obligation or habit.
Here are some ways I think we can help do that, though:
1) Focus on worshiping God, not showing off. Lyrics that emphasize God’s characteristics.
2) Retreats away from normal life.
3) Service projects/mission trips.