What is worship to you?

So this was posted on fb by our music minister.
I am honestly wondering what everyone thinks of this.
Is it worship or distasteful?

On one side it might be...
What do you classify as worship?
Why does it have to be hymns to be true worship?
Maybe he had good intentions?

The other side might say...
How can you take those songs & make them worship?
In a church of all places presented as worshipful?
How could that worship leader ever think that was a good idea?

So tell me what do you think?
What do you classify as worship?

"Blessed By Your Name"

A friend of mine posted this on her facebook page & I just had to share it with all of you! I had tears rolling down my checks! Blessed Be Your Name, no matter what,
BLESSED BE YOUR NAME!

"If you want me to"

When my heart & mind are heavy sometimes I have a hard time knowing where to start. Or how to start explaining what I am thinking & feeling. Not really having the words to express the emotions running through me. Tonight I feel sad. I feel grief. I feel hurt. I feel all of these because I am thinking about the 1st anniversary of my miscarriage. Nov 5th is the day I found out I was pregnant with our 3rd child & Nov 8th is the day I miscarried. I feel such grief over the child I never got to hold, or kiss. I still don't understand why, I know I probably never will. I don't understand much about this last year & all of the trials that I have gone through. But I do know that God has a plan in all things. Even when I don't understand, I know His ways are better!
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I had so much more that I wanted to post but my pain meds are kicking in so I am going to call it a night. I will leave you with this song by Ginny Owens, it was by far one of my favorites in high school! Just today I started singing it & I know that it's a God-thing that He laid this song on my heart & on my mind. "I will go through the valley if YOU want me to!"

(Don't forget to pause my player on the bottom before playing!)

"If you want me to" by Ginny Owens

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

'Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone (yeah oh oh)

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the sufferin' Your love put You through
And I will go through the valley
If You want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley if you want me to

My Savior My God

I think you all know by now that I love music! I can't sing worth a flip, I have no talent to play an instrument, but music speaks to me! It always has. I can remember in youth group being unable to keep my hands down in worship. The music radiates through me in a way I can't explain. For me it's such a powerful worship experience! Right now "My Savior My God" by Aaron Shust is my favorite! I love the sound of his voice but more than that I love what this song has to say! My Savior is always there for me, He was, He is, He's always gonna be!!!!! How awesome is that! He left his place in heaven, to save me. Me!!! Me who is totally filthy in sin. Me who is totally unworthy. Me who has no right to even be in the presence to God. ME! He came to save me! And His Word tells us that my sin & unrighteousness is gone. Ps 103:12 "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." Thank you Jesus!

My God He was, My God He is,

My God He's always gonna be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(The song should start automatically so you can follow along!)

"My Savior My God" by Aaron Shust

Verse 1:
I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior

I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me; this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

Chorus:
My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

Verse 2:
Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring;
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

Chorus:
My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

(Instrumental)

Chorus:
My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior loves, My Savior lives