Youth outreach ministry Jesus Culture believes that being "tired" of a song is no excuse to stop worshipping God.
Becky Johnson of Jesus Culture shared her personal experience in their blog, saying that she has never been the type of person who could not engage in worship, because being in God's presence is her favourite thing in the whole world.
But one Sunday, she was surprised to find herself feeling "tired" of the worship songs that had been played over and over again. "I was feeling like an outsider looking in. I couldn't understand why. I began thinking about other things, judging the quality of the music...anything but worship was happening," she said. And she concluded that she could not engage in worship in that moment because the songs felt old to her.
The Lord spoke to Johnson that very moment and made her realise that true worship is an "inside job." The song is not actually the focus of worship, but rather the connection Christians have with God.
"He is beyond worthy of praise every waking moment of our lives for who He is and how He loves us. Whatever is going on up on the church stage is of no consequence to my personal responsibility to guard my heart and make sure I am aligned," she said.
Johnson added that worship teams and churches really do their best in honouring God with their talents, but in order for true worship to happen, people have to be willing and committed to do so. If people consider their surroundings as factors that hinder them from worship, then Johnson said that people have the wrong idea to begin with.
"Who cares if we've heard the song five hundred times? Who cares if the song is three years old? Who cares if we know all the words forwards and backwards? The song is not the focus. It's our connection to God; it's our praise and adoration of Him that is the focus," she stressed.
