Worship in Spirt

As I was studying today for my message on Sunday, I came across a concept I havn't seen this way before. In John chapter 4, in the story with the Samaritan women at the well, Jesus tells her the kind of Worshippers that the Father is seeking. The kind that will worship in Spirit and in Truth. So we often think about what Jesus is saying here. What does that look like for me to be a worshipper in Spirit and in Truth? So flip over to Romans 12:1-2 you have Paul explaining here what worship should be in our everyday life. The NIV version says "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your SPIRITUAL act of worship". Offering our bodies completely is how we worship in Spirit which is the kind of worship the Father is seeking. The kind that will take their everyday, ordinary life- their sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life- and place it before God as an offering. When we get our minds off of ourselves and onto Him then our spirits connect with His and God heals us, and frees us, and gives to us everything we need. So to worship in Spirit and Truth is to give our bodies to him, everything we have, everything we do to knowing him more through his word and prayer and giving him our time, attention, and affection. This is true worship. I love learning and seeing new things in the scriptures.

Worshipping,
Adam