Such simple words that have so much meaning to me now. Almost every week our team or squad has a worship night. Worship on the race has been like nothing I’ve ever seen or done before. The heart and deep desire to call upon His name is unreal. Every time we have worship I have such a fire in my soul to want to shout to God.
In Guat our worship was amazing, but in Swazi it’s topped any other worship I’ve experienced. Here we have dug deep into our hearts and poured everything we’ve got into worship. Most nights we sing outside with the beautiful stars shining brightly and the blazing camp fire in front of us. The other night we decided to sing in our dining room area. I was really disappointed we were going to sing in there, but I wasn’t disappointed for long. We turned off the lights so the whole room was completely black. I don’t know if that’s what made the night so good but I think everyone felt God’s presence in that room that night. I felt like it was just me and God, me shouting how great he is. We started singing one song and then when it ended, no one started singing the next song. Instead just the guitar was playing in the background and everyone was praying out loud or singing “Jesus, Jesus” or “Hallelujah” over and over. It was so serene but so powerful. That time went on for about 20 minutes. No one was itching for it to end or to sing another song. I felt like God was just standing there in the room with us while all of us were talking and crying out to Him. After that we went on to sing more songs, but the songs weren’t rushed or just sung because it was worship night. The words of the songs had meaning and gripped me. We didn’t continue to sing like any other worship night but the whole room was echoing and shaking from our voices. The worship went on for more than an hour and I didn’t want it to end. When I get home I am going to miss worship on the race.
The race has made me look at worship differently. It’s not just a thing we have to do to start church or to do before a message. It is a way for us to stop our hectic lives and call on Him for all His goodness. We never can forget to praise Him. From now on, I hope to always be excited to worship our extraordinary Father.
Much love,
Nicole
