"Satisfy My Thirsty Soul"

I just started a small group bible study last night & we are going through the book by Linda Dillow, "Satisfy My Thirsty Soul." I read chapter one last night and it was amazing...already! Sometimes with books it takes a lot more convincing than just reading the first chapter before I'm a believer or even interested in the topic. Most of this probably has to do with the fact that I don't like reading. But I am excited to see what God is going to teach me through this book.

So far, I've already learned:

That face-to-face intimacy with God is found through worship!!!
TWO aspects to WORSHIP (which was new to me):
*Act of worship (bowing my knees in holy expectancy
*Lifestyle of worship (bowing my life in holy obedience)
Benefits of WORSHIP:
*Deepens & Expands Prayer Life
*Elevated Choice to obey God
*Growth Spiritually
*God's presence---will be a daily reality

This was my favorite quote by Linda Dillow in chapter 1:

"As you understand how to bow your words, work, pain and every area of your life, obedience will become a joy."

I guess it was the awe factor to me because obedience seems to have such negative connotation to Christians or at least to me. It requires so much effort and work--that to hear her say "...obedience will become joy" was like "Whoah...what? Really?" It gives me encouragement and motivation and a strong longing/desire to want to worship our God everyday!

Psalm 95:6 "Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."