I wrote yesterday about the last two counseling sessions until we return from our vacation. Well, the last one was a small group of men where we are going through a new curriculum to me regarding the addiction of pornography. I’ve mention it before. Yesterday’s session was another confirmation that this work is truly helping others fight/surrender their battle in a way none of us have known to do. The lesson focused entirely on the topic of Worship.

Within the lesson on worship the author uses the term: Aggressive Worship which I initially didn’t like. One of the other guys mentioned this also. However, another one of the guys said he liked the term because the word aggressive is used when fighting a battle and we sure are fighting one. That truth hit home. It hadn’t hit home for me about the truth/importance of worship in fighting a battle until I completed this lesson. I recalled how the Israelites worshiped before crossing the flooded Jordan River and how the trumpets played and singers sang as the walls of Jericho collapsed. Worship brings the focus of God Almighty to the forefront of our mind and spirit replacing the temptations/fears we are facing.

I’ve always loved “worship time” in any service I attend. However, this lesson brought about a relevance to worship I hadn’t paid much attention to. This is the importance of continuous worship throughout the day keeping my mind and spirit attuned to the supremacy of God and the intimate love He has for each of us. In so doing there is little room for temptation to get any foothold in our lives.

God is so patient in helping us learn these critical steps of intimate living for Him.