Am I a Worshipper or Do I Just Worship?

The pastor who taught a few Sundays ago posed an interesting question, but put it in different settings. Some examples he used are: I fish, but am I a fisherman? (In other words, I might own a lot of fishing gear, but how often do I actually fish?) The other topics he used are: I run, but am I a runner? I golf, but am I a golfer? For each example, do I just do these things occasionally, or is it something I do a lot and/or think about a lot?

As he was teaching, what came to my mind is, do I worship here and there, or am I a worshipper? I reluctantly confess, I'm more in the first category than the second. It seems a lot of my worship is 'on the run.' I might be in the car and see a beautiful sunset which causes me to worship Him for maybe a minute or two. Then, hours later, as I'm praying before I fall asleep for the night, I might worship Him. How many times a day do I typically worship Him? sigh...not nearly enough...and there are SO MANY things in our periphery to cause us to worship Him! As I sit here now, I can look outside and see the sunshine. Yes, I can worship Him for sunshine, especially COOLER sunshine after a LONG, HOT summer! I can see trees, with varying colors of leaves which (can) cause me to worship Him...the Master Creator!

I suspect each of us have different things that are more likely than others to cause us to worship. I must say, my cats often cause me to worship, or a cloud-filled sky. My cat, Percy, is (in my eyes) a work of art. I believe God crafted him especially for me. He's on my lap now, being a little purr factory. The variegated colors of gold on him are beautiful, as are the adorable little tufts of fur on each of his pink and white paw pads. His hair is long and oh, so soft. He's JUST CUTE!!! It's those times when I'm AWARE of how much I delight in them that I stop and realize that, if I can delight so much in my critters, why would He not delight in me at least as much? Now THAT'S cause for worship!

But, I think, truly, what makes me worship Him most of all is His Word. Now, where would I begin on THAT one? There are so many marvelous passages of Scripture. And when I SING songs that tell of His attributes, oh...my heart softens and sometimes melts in worship. Oh, how I long to be a worshipper, rather than worshipping just 'now and then.' Make me, and all of us, Lord, true worshippers, for You are worthy!