WORSHIP IS MY LIFE STYLE

 John Shabani leading thousands of people in praise and worship at Mountain of Fire, Mikocheni B' Assemblies of God

WORSHIP IS MY LIFE STYLE

Stop Talking and Start Living A Lifestyle Of Worship

I’m no theologian, but from my perspective that doesn’t leave any stone unturned. No facet of our lives is exempt from the glory of God. We don’t keep any for ourselves. We don’t hide anything behind closed doors. There are no secrets, no facade, no silence when it comes to God and His glory.

He is a jealous God – passionate for our full attention, admiration, and affection. And He’s the only being in the universe that can demand such loyalty. It’s right for Him to do so.

All of our lives should reflect the greatness of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit. But so often this worship is reserved for the holy moments…the spiritual parts of our life such as church attendance, devotions, small groups, & when we’re listening to worship music.

In the grand scheme of our week, that’s a small amount of time. What about the rest?

Is Your Worship A Lifestyle?

When I was taking my Bachelor Degree at Christian Leadership University, one of my Lecture, Dr. LaMar Bochman (has also led worship on several Integrity Music Praise tapes), says: One of the very important that every believer has know, is the necessary of worship and that every one of us has  to make it a priority in his/her life”.

Now; If your worship is a lifestyle, it affects every part of you. It’s not just a conversation you have, a t-shirt you wear, or a conference you attend. It is…you.

Consider your 5 senses:

• Are you using your eyes to constantly see more of His glory and stand more in awe?
• Are you using your ears to be tuned into the voice of Holy Spirit?
• Are you using your mind to comprehend the mysteries of God through the Bible?
• Are you tasting and seeing that God is good?
• Are you feeling strong affections for Christ deep in your bones?
• Are you reaching out and extending God’s grace to the world?

If I’m honest, I’m far from it. Most of the time I’m swirling in a world of dirty diapers, sleepless nights, selfish pursuits, and overflowing to-do lists.

I recently finished Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit. I must say, it was one of the most insightful, helpful books I’ve read in a long time. The whole premise of the book is about automating our lives to see the results we want.

Stop Making So Many Decisions

If worship is to become a lifestyle, it needs to be automated – second nature. You shouldn’t wake up in the morning and have to decide whether you’ll read your Bible or not. It needs to be an automatic action.

You should haven’t to decide whether you’ll love Jesus today. It’s automatic. It needs to become a habit.

I think that’s the problem with the practicalities of “doing all” to the glory of God. We rely on our decision making power as to whether it will happen or not.

Simply put, that’s hard. I’d rather eat cookies than broccoli. I’d rather sleep in than pray. I’d rather read a gripping novel than the Bible. Resolutions aren’t enough. A task list isn’t enough. Putting it on the calendar isn’t enough. We know this is true because we’ve all ignored these things plenty of times.

But as Charles says in his book, a habit can be changed when you associate a habit with a certain cue and determine a reward. For example, if I want to spend time in worship each morning, I need to identify the current habit hindering that from happening. Maybe currently you hear the alarm, hit the snooze, and sleep another hour.

In order to change that, you need to associate the habit of morning worship with the alarm. The reward could be a closeness with Christ throughout the day that you wouldn’t experience otherwise. See how that works? It’s all about training yourself to develop a worship habit.

What’s Next?

When I say the words “habit” and “automatic” I don’t mean mindless, boring, heartless action. I mean, like Aristotle says, “We are what we repeatedly do.”

Therefore, to become a worshiper, we need to repeatedly worship. I want that action to become as natural as breathing, brushing my teeth, and eating my meals. Because it’s of even higher importance. Let’s start a dialogue. I’d love to hear from you how you make worship a habit.

John Shabani

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MTAZAMO NA USHAURI WA JOHN PAZIA KWA WAIMBAJI

Anayeonekana kwenye picha hii ni John Pazia, kijana mwenye vipaji vingi, mcha Mungu na mwenye ndoto na maono makubwa

MFAHAMU MTANGAZAJI JOHN PAZIA

John Pazia mwenye makazi yake mkoani Arusha ni mmoja baadhi kati ya watangazaji wenye ushawishi mkubwa Tanzania, na ameinua muziki injili kwa upande wa kaskazini kwa asilimia kubwa na mchango wake umeonekana. Amekuwa sauti ya wengi waliokuwa na kilio cha kuinuka na kutambulika. Ni mtangazaji wa kituo cha radio Radio Habari Maalum kilichopo Jijini Arusha.

MTAZAMO WA JOHN PAZIA KWA MWAKA JANA 2015 NA KINACHOTAKIWA MWAKA HUU

“Mwaka 2015 ulikuwa ni mwaka mzuri ambao ulileta changamoto kwakuwa kuna waimbaji waliofanya kazi nzuri na kuleta changamoto kwa waimbaji wengine, video pia audio na matamasha pia” Alisema John Pazia.

“Pia ulikuwa ni mwaka ambao umewafanya baadhi ya waimbaji wa Injili kujiingiza katika siasa na kuwagawa mashabiki wa muziki wa injili kwa kuingia na kuwaimbia wanasiasa na kuleta gumzo kwa watu na pia gumzo kwa waimbaji wenzao, huenda ikawa walikuwa na malengo yao siwahukumu” na “pia swala la ngazi maana ya makundi ya waimbaji wana mashabiki fulani kama wa Sebene na Hip Hop walikuwa hawachangamani lakini hivi sasa wengi wameanza kuelewa, pia waimbaji wa muziki wa injili wamekuwa karibu wao kwa wao tofauti na kipindi cha nyuma na pia hata kushirikiana katika nyimbo zao.

Pia Wachungaji wameanza kutambua huduma hizi na kukubaliana na kile hususani vijana na kuwaruhusu kumtumikia Mungu katika madhehebu tofauti tofauti na sehemu nyingine nyingi za huduma”. Pia kuna waimbaji waliokurupuka na kufanya kazi mbovu na kutokukubali ushauri, na wengine hawana ushirika mzuri na watangazaji, wengine hutafuta watangazaji wakiwa na shida tu bila hivyo hawana ushirika wa zaidi, wengine hawakubali kuambiwa ukweli wakikosea na hawapendi kuthubutu pia kama kushiriki katika tuzo, pia wengine hawapendi kujitangaza kimitandao, vituo tofauti tofautio vya habari, pia uongozi (management) husema Bwana ataonekana huku wamebweteka, ni jambo la kuthubutu.

Waimbaji wasitoe nyimbo ovyo bila malengo , watazame mbele na pia hii huchangia kutofanya kazi nzuri na zenye viwango, pia video nzuri na zenye viwango.

Pia waimbaji kuwa na ushirika mzuri na makanisa na Baba zao wa kiroho, pia kutodharau waimbaji wadogo ama wenzao lakini ni vyema kuwashauri kwa kutumia njia nzuri ili tuweze kujengana.

Swala muhimu sana ambalo ni vyema watu waelewe si kama wanavyofikiria, uimbaji wa injili ni swala linaloanzia rohoni, na ukitaka wimbo wako usikike  na kuongea na mioyo ya watu na kuponya walioumia, wanaohitaji kutiwa moyo. Usifanye kazi kama kuhudumia watu ila imguse kwanza Mungu na yawe yatokayo kwa Mungu, jenga mahusiano mazuri na Mungu, Mungu hutoa ili awaguse watu wengine kupitia uimbaji.

1.       Ushirika na Mungu, kuomba sana kuliko kuimba sana. Unaweza kutoa nyimbo nyingi lakini zisiguse watu kabisa, kama kiukopi nyimbo za duniani na kuweka maneno ya Mungu kama Mungu haweza kukupa ufunuo.

2.       Waweza kutoa nyimbo nyingi lakini zisiwe na uwepo wa Mungu na Roho Mtakatifu asionekane . Tunza uhusiano na Mungu wako na pia maneno uyazungumzayo kila wakati.

Malengo ya mwaka 2016:

“Malengo ni kuendelea kuusukuma muziki wa Injili na kuwasaidia waimbaji kupitia tasnia yangu, kuwatangazia kazi zao na pia kuwashauri. Haya yote nitayafanya na walio tayari kupokea na kutoa panapostahili, kwakuwa wote tunaujenga mwili wa Kristo. Nitatumia taaluma na kazi yangu kitaifa na kimataifa, nahitaji tu ushirikiano wao” alisema JOHN Pazia.

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KIJIJI KIMOJA HUKO INDONESIA HUFUKUA MAITI KILA MWEZI AGOSTI

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 Baadhi ya maiti zikiwa zimefukuliwa, kusafishwa na kuvishwa nguo mpya

Wananchi wa kijiji cha Toraja, huko Sulawesi ya Kusini, nchini Indonesia, kila baada ya miaka mitatu, hufukua na kusafisha maiti ya ndugu zao.

Ieleweke kuwa hawafukui maiti hiyo hiyo kila miaka mitatu ila kila maiti inapozikwa, kwa wale wanafuata utamaduni huu, hufukuliwa mara moja na kusafishwa na kuzikwa tena. Na sherehe hiyo inafanywa kila miaka mitatu katika mwezi wa Nane.

Sherehe hiyo inaitwa Ma'nene na wananchi wa kijiji hicho wanaamini kuwa kufanya hivyo inawaletea baraka kwa kuwakumbuka marehemu na kuwasafisha na kuwavalisha nguo ili wapendeze na kuwabariki.

Haijulikani imeanza lini hii sherehe na serikali haiingilii zoezi hili kulinda utamaduni wa watu wa kijiji hiki.

 

Wananchi wa kijiji cha Toraja, huko Sulawesi ya Kusini, nchini Indonesia, kila baada ya miaka mitatu, hufukua na kusafisha maiti ya ndugu zao.

Ieleweke kuwa hawafukui maiti hiyo hiyo kila miaka mitatu ila kila maiti inapozikwa, kwa wale wanafuata utamaduni huu, hufukuliwa mara moja na kusafishwa na kuzikwa tena. Na sherehe hiyo inafanywa kila miaka mitatu katika mwezi wa Nane.

Sherehe hiyo inaitwa Ma'nene na wananchi wa kijiji hicho wanaamini kuwa kufanya hivyo inawaletea baraka kwa kuwakumbuka marehemu na kuwasafisha na kuwavalisha nguo ili wapendeze na kuwabariki.

Haijulikani imeanza lini hii sherehe na serikali haiingilii zoezi hili kulinda utamaduni wa watu wa kijiji hiki.

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