REFRIGERATOR ART

one of my all-time worship analogies was given to me by a dear friend while he was leading worship. he said that our worship in the eyes of God is like refrigerator art. just as a parent proudly displays his child's art on the family fridge, God sees our offerings as something valuable to be treasured and shared. the art may not be fabulous - a few "circles", colouring outside the lines, or even (as another friend of mine described it) froot loops stuck on construction paper - but it is viewed with delight and joy.

God does not demand that we are perfect before he takes pride in us. he only asks that we give him our all and our best. of course, that is not easy. but it gives me comfort knowing that i can present all of me - the broken parts, the hurting parts, as well as the fully functioning parts - and he prizes me just the same.

how awesome it is to be, first and foremost, a beloved child of God!!

"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 3:17-19