July 2018

JUST NOT ‘FEELIN’ IT?
“GOD HELP ME WITH MY UNBELIEF!”
BY SHAUNA GALLAGHER
There is no sweeter spot
to be than in those
times when worship and
prayer have drawn you
into God’s presence. You feel a
sense of God’s awesomeness
as you bow at His feet; you feel
energised; you feel refreshed;
you feel impenetrable; you feel
safe; nothing can draw your focus
away from His presence.
And then there are the times
when it’s more difficult to come
into God’s presence. Your energy
is drained; temptations are
coming your way; you reach for
the security of temporal things;
and that sense of awe you once
felt is now not quite so tangible,
even a distant memory.
You are perhaps just going
through the motions of worship
and prayer, attending church
and Bible study, maybe even still
doing your daily morning devotions.
But you aren’t feeling passionate
about it at all, it’s just a
part of your routine. Doubts have
crept in and that makes it easy
for you to not pray as often, to
skip church or Bible study occasionally.
And then this leads
to more doubts and more time
away from Christian things.
So how do you arrive at that
place of worshiping and praying
to God with all your heart when
you just aren’t feeling it - when
circumstances have perhaps
beaten you, and as much as you
know you should, you just can’t
ignite that passion for God?
Let’s firstly explore a little of what
worship looks like and why we
worship.
Worship can be described as
having an adoring reverence
or regard, especially for a deity
(Dictionary.com). Often when we
hear the word ‘worship’, we au-
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