tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28957330.post115193209756296346..comments2023-11-03T07:36:07.835-04:00Comments on Blog Itch: I Wish I Had Written ThisCharles Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14194519521297611699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28957330.post-1153937230335761612006-07-26T14:07:00.000-04:002006-07-26T14:07:00.000-04:00In Relevant magazine (didn't record which issue .....In Relevant magazine (didn't record which issue ... I got it at a conference or something), Winn Collier (about whom I know nothing) wrote the following:<BR/><BR/>"God is the one who always has initiated the relationship between God and His people If worship is primarily something we make happen, then worship is centered on us. If worship is centered on us, it is small -- God is small.<BR/>"And this small god is one we use for our own devices. Worship becomes centrally what we "feel," what we "want," the style we like. We race after worship experiences like addicts race after the back alley crack dealer. Rather than being captured by the Eternal One, we simply use His name for an emotional high. We view God as the one enabling us to "enjoy worship," another perk from the endless giver of good things. We miss the audience of our worship. We forget we stand on holy ground in His presence. We forget we were created for His glory, not Him for ours. The god we worship is one of our own making, and nothing could be more boring than that."<BR/><BR/>See it and other quotes at my newly launched quotelibrary.blogspot.com.Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442776673039428910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28957330.post-1152111408832742542006-07-05T10:56:00.000-04:002006-07-05T10:56:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link. This is a great piece. (Dare ...Thanks for the link. This is a great piece. (Dare I say, very 'relevant'? Sorry!!!)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271643598506103839noreply@blogger.com