Chapter 6

        Show thanks and give thanks. Imagine showing everyday how thankful you are to be alive and living in God's world. Challenge ourselves to be thankful in our daily life. If we are more thankful we can be more present in worship. Make being thankful a habit because if you're not thankful all the time it hard to worship.

        My take on this.. Is exactly that. We need to be more thankful. Let's be honest how often are actually taking the time to be thankful. 😊

Chapter 5

        Living the life of worship to me is... When you're the epitome of a follower. Your everyday should be full of Gods grace and full praise. When we come to church at the end of the week we need to be able to culminate our week and give worship at Church. Like I don't think many people can say they are FOLLOWERS of Jesus. 

        In all we need to be able to follow Jesus like in the Bible. Cast out everything else that is pulling you away from God's holiness and persue him with all your heart. Take something away from this and make a difference in your life. Be that person that gives their life to Jesus. Take the time to be alone and just read the Bible and get to know your true faith. I promise that it is worth it.

Chapter 4

        In our lives there should be no exceptions of not coming to God. We should strive to be like the Levites from the 12 tribes of Israel. Our goal is ultimately to help lead people into worship. How can we do that if we aren't devoted for even that small period of time at the least. Be honest with yourself and know who you are. Are you like the Levites in any way? Are you willing to try and be like them? If you are then going down the right path. If you aren't, find out how you can be.

        I agree with what he is trying to say. To be honest I can struggle with this.. No one ever is going to be 100% like the Levites in this culture we have now. But in our little time we have to worship.. We NEED to be completely giving ourselves to the Lord.

Chapter 3

        This chapter is about being humble. First let me define it. Humble: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance. 

To truly be a worship leader we need to let go of your self righteousness and show our weaknesses. We have to be vulnerable and completely open. No one is going to want to listen to you if you're being conceded. It's important to be humble so people can feel equal around you and want you to lead them. 

        I have to say that I completely agree with this. I've seen so many speaks that are just totally full of themselves. I lose interest so fast and instantly begin to question them and why they think they can just push people to the Lord. You're supposed to help LEAD people in WORSHIP. I can't emphasize enough that it's not a competition.

Chapter 2

     Welcome to a wakeup call. It's hard to think that we are a good enough for Christ. It's hard to think we are ready to help lead others towards a Living God. But you know, God wants you to do that. He wants you to pour out your heart to others. When you get emotional about Jesus, God loves it. This is how I picture it, if you're truly sincere about leading others towards Christ it's like handing God your life, but if you're not sincere about it and afraid then it's like throwing yourself at him and telling him "take me I'm supposed to be here."

     Learn that you're worthy. God is jealous of your love and he loves you so deeply. His salvation for us is incredible. He loved you so much he let his own son die for you. It's nice to know that he is your eternal friend. He is your Father. He is everything that this world has to offer and more. Take advantage and realize that the salvation that he gave you is your wakeup call. Take a chance and lewd others into worship. :)

Chapter 1

     Look to the Lord and his strength, see his face always. The author states that he is empty while leading services because he was not full with God. He was empty and he was just lying to himself and all the people he was leading in worship. He quickly learned that he needed to be close and more intimate with God and he needed to reassess his values and that our values will change a lot as we grow older. He said God found him and saved him and brought him back into the world of worship and he was whole and full with God.

     I feel like God is something that we can sometimes actually overlook while leading. People become so concerned with themselves and what they need that they forget that God is the main picture. We are hear to worship him and praise him. I appreciate how honest he is and how he was falling away. Because I'm sure everyone can relate to that. We all have our moments by the have to learn how to pull ourselves out of that attitude.

Into to the book keys to being a effective worship leader

     This book is going to show the key ingredients to becoming a great leader. The objective is to be a good and well rounded leader. A key is being able to lead people toward Christ and show people that they are extremely welcome into the kingdom of God. The author says that you must have the desire in your heart in order to be the light. He go on to say how complex it is being leader of Christ. People need to see the will in you and know that you're serious and be comfortable with coming to you for help or in search of God.

     I look forward to learning a lot from this book. Hopefully it will help me become an effective worship leader by the time I am finished reading it. I'm defiantly serious about helping others come to Jesus. I want to be a light that people will come toward and ask for prayer or help finding the path of God. I know in my heart I'm ready to help others come to God.