Make Worshipping God Your Priority No Matter Your Needs
Many times we feel overwhelmed by our needs and pray so desperately and incessantly about them that we lose our joy and the essence of our relationship with God. Rather than do that, make worshipping God your priority no matter your needs.
We were created to love and worship God. His blessings, His answering our prayers and meeting our needs naturally flow from that. Heck, He evens blesses those who don’t acknowledge Him as He does with the sun, the rain and other elements.
When we lack this understanding or feel so pressed that we forget this, we put the cart before the horse. It’s like we are saying, “Uniti I’m healed, until my bills are paid, etc., I will only talk to God about them.”
But in doing this, we’re hurting God and cheating ourselves. God longs for your company. He wants to hear our petitions but more than, He yearns for our praise and declarations of love for Him.
My brother, my sister, iIt’s the relationship that counts. Once I was praying so hard for something and my friend told me to give it a rest because it was preventing me from enjoying worship and my entire fellowship with the Lord. I realised she was right and took her advice.
Gritting my teeth and praying day and night wasn’t improving the situation I was praying about. It was only making me frustrated and miserable.
Always remember that our God is faithful and He longs to bless you more than you want to be blessed. In fact, He loves you more than you could ever love yourself.
Just give priority to worshipping and glorifying Him. Ask Him for what you need in the process but do that with the confidence that He hears you. And submit to His timing thereafter, knowing that He will bless you in His perfect time.
Scriptural References
“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.” – Revelation 4:11
“Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.” – Psalms 5:12
“… He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” – Matthew 5:45
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” – Deuteronomy 6:5
“2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
3 For the Lord is the great God,
the great King above all gods.” – Psalm 95:2-3
“Anyone who sacrifices thank offerings to me honors me. He makes it possible for me to show him that I am the God who saves.” – Psalm 50:23 (New International Reader’s Version)
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” – Romans 8:32
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” – 1 John 5:14
“When the right time comes, I will make this happen quickly. I am the Lord!” – Isaiah 60:22b (Good News Translation)
All the scriptures used in this post are from the New International Version of the Holy Bible except where otherwise stated.
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Thanks for this write-up, ma. It serves as a reminder that we should never abandon God, because He didn’t answer us as fast as we want.
Yes. Worship brings down God’s presence and that can work out our miracles even without our asking. May the Lord visit you according to your needs in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thank you very much ma for this, I Iearnt a lot and also I got to know that avoiding God hurts him and we are supposed to draw nearer to him in worship even when it feels like he is not hearing.
May I worship yahweh with all my strength, heart and soul as said in Deuteronomy 6:5, Amen.
Thank you for making me aware of this. At times l get frustrated after praying for the same thing over and over again and it seems like God doesn’t acknowledge the prayer but reading this has made me realize that l was only after what l wanted and forget my relationship with God. I’ve taken corrections
Thanks for this write up ma. It serves as a reminder that we should never abandon God, because he didn’t answer us as fast as we want.
Thank you very much, ma, for you have made me and the world to understand that we should always put God first for He knows our needs before we present them to Him.
This particular article has made my day today because I just realized God really listens to my endless needs. Thank you, Jesus, and thank you, ma, for this write-up.
Glory to God!
This has enlightened me in the aspect of worshiping God.
This is what I need to read everyday because it’s a constant reminder of how I should be closer to God for His love is sufficient for me.
Yes. That is why we call Him the El Shaddai- the All-Sufficient God.
Thank you so much ma for this helpful writeup. It will always be like a reminder to me.
Glory to God!
We should worship God for who he is and not just for what he does, by ,so doing , we access his presence and then he releases his on us 🙇🙇🙇
Thank you ma,I have always had this experience in my personal life
when ever, I come before God with my needs ,without worshipping him ,I feel empty but once I begin to worship and become overwhelmed by his presence, I receive this sweet joy and I believe my prayers are answered with sweet peace within me.
Thanks for sharing your edifying experience. I believe it will bless others. May your closeness to God continue to grow and you may be increasingly blessed thereby in Jesus’ name.
Amen 🙏
Thank you Lord
Thank you so much ma, I believe giving priority to worshipping and praising God is the best in this journey of life
One of our major purpose of existence is to worship God
Indeed, it is the relationship that counts. What a lovely way to highlight the difference between prayer and worship. God bless you!
Worshipping God brings joy to our soul it takes us to a place where we only behold the things that are eternal 🙏
The posts on this blog are really enlightening. Thank you, Ma for sharing this awesomeness with us.
Thank you once again ma, I’ve learnt that prayer without worship is incomplete. I hope to learn more
Worshipping God is also a means of praying. Thank you soo much ma for sharing this wonderful piece.
I am grateful for this ma. Indeed our worship to God can make miracles happen and change our lives for the better.
Thank you ma for this write up. God yearns for an intimate relationship with us but most times we get clouded by our problems and forget Him.
Thanks ma’am for this post, it’s really enlightening.
Thanks for enlightening me more on how worship is meant to be a priority and not always petitions.
Most times, we focus solely on asking God for what we need and not acknowledging Him in our lives; which is wrong.
Thank you ma for enlightening us more on this.
The more we worship the Lord Jesus Christ in truth and in spirit, we draw ourselves closer to Him and He in return, holds us firmly in love.
Thank you for this Ma!
Thanks so much ma, I understand that instead of always going to God when I need something, I should establish a relationship with him whereby I worship and communicate with him everyday.
Thank you so much for this inspiring piece! God bless you mightily Ma!
. It serves as a reminder that we should never abandon God, because He didn’t answer us as fast as we want. Thank you ma..
I will worship the Lord with everything that is within me.
Worship is a good way to pray to the Lord,to give him thanks,to ask for something etc
Thank you ma for this piece.
God deserves our praize always
After reading this I feel so guilty inside of me, truly God has been faithful to us, but we humans want it our way all the time, we are suppose to praise God at all time (positively and negatively) but we forget who will are in Christ .. Thank you ma for this
I remember encountering someone at the lawn tennis court one certain time, and after she lamented all the depressing situations she has been through, all the Holy spirit led us to do was worship God. We began singing and thanking the Lord. And I’m grateful to God that right now, my course mate is doing fine. Thank you so much ma, for strengthening the believers and unbelievers.
I will serve the Lord my God with all my heart, mind, soul and spirit.
Thanks for this article ma.
Worship to God is what draws me closer to my Father and draws Him closer to me. May I continue in the atmosphere of worship, like the Psalmist said…longing daily for His presence.
Thank you so much ma for this inspiring piece.
You just opened my eyes to the truth, ma’am. Thank you for sharing.
Wow it is so edifying to know that worshiping God helps us know God more and it eases pain and bring joy and essence of our relationship with God
If worshipping God draw us closer to God,then it is the key to having a good relationship with Him and therefore a sure way to win His heart when we make appeal .
Wow worship with God can’t be replaced with anything,God enjoys our praise and worship
Matthew 6:33 said seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Our personal relationship with God is important and we should take it seriously