I was at a party, my wife was not standing with me, and I was talking to a few people about her. So I’d say things like, “when someone asks her, she ….”, “you should see her when she is …..”, “She is such a …..”  I referenced her in the 3^rd person using ‘her’ and ‘she’ as she was not there. Imagine if she was standing with us at the time, if I was saying bad things she’d frown and say “Hey, I am right here, why are you talking about me as if I am not here?” and if I was praising her she’d smile but say the same exact thing “Hey, I am right here, why are you talking about me as if I am not here?”

In my opinion, God is saying to you and me the same thing.

Listen to the songs and hymns that we sing, many of them reference Him in the 3^rd person. Mind you, typically there is a bunch of us singing, we all know Him, we are not telling others about Him, we’re supposedly praising Him and we say things like “how wonderful He is”, “He fills our lives”, “Praise Him for”, and so on. Who are we talking to?? Don’t we say we believe that He is present with us at all times??

Listen, listen to the words you are singing then ask yourself “why am I referencing Him in the 3^rd person, why? How can I believe God is with me right now, yet use words that clearly indicate that God is not with me right here?”

If you find yourself indeed asking this question, then while the screen may say “We Worship Him ….” Sing it out loud “I Worship You….” Instead of “Let us Praise Him… “ Sing it out loud “I Praise You….” MAKE IT PERSONAL for my God and your God is all about PERSONAL. Who cares if it does not rhyme? Let’s not change the words on the screen, but let’s pay attention to the words we’re singing and be intentional about changing the words as we utter them. Try it. You will have a fuller experience. If you just thought to yourself “I already have a fuller experience as is”, still give it a try. You may have an even fuller experience 🙂 who wouldn’t want that, right!