Cole & Sav: Put God In The Center Of RelationshipsНамуна

Worship Brings You into God’s Presence 

Cole

In high school I first experienced dynamic worship music. The songs actually brought me into the presence of God. This was something I’d never experienced before, and it made me hungry for more of God. I wanted to worship Him; I wanted to get closer to Him. 

More than anything I wanted my relationship with Savannah to be God-centered. Even though we talked about God constantly, we’d never actually worshipped together. That was a really big thing for me. I thought the two of us might be in different places in terms of how we worship and maybe where we were with God. 

I believe spiritual compatibility is the most important part of any lasting relationship. I knew it would be hard for me to worship and sing with my eyes closed and just totally lose myself in God with someone who thought all of that was weird. That didn’t mean Savannah wasn’t the one, but it did tell me I should not take things so fast until we were in the same place.

When we spent several days together, including times in worship, I watched her come to a point where she was really into it. She closed her eyes, raised her hands, and seemed to just be right in the presence of God. Savannah talked openly about the changes God was making in her life, and her story showed the power of God, not only to forgive our pasts but also to give us a brand-new life. I found that God had given me a woman who desired Him and had a burning passion for Him. She loves to worship God with all her heart, and I love that in her.

Savannah 

Fear of what people might think had kept me from going to church. Near the beginning of our relationship, I met up with Cole at a Christian conference in Alabama. At first, when the worship band was playing, it seemed like everyone else had their eyes closed or was looking up to God, while I was just trying to figure out what to sing and when. Later, I met some girls and we all talked honestly about our lives. They were so supportive of me as I shared from my heart, and no one judged me. Instead, they seemed to be inspired by what God had done in me. When worship started again, I was just myself. I told Cole that raising my hands and truly worshipping was something I’d never done before. When I got to know the songs after the first couple of days, I could stop thinking about reading the lyrics and just surrender completely to God. 

At another conference we attended, I thought about the string of impossible coincidences that was really the amazing hand of God at work. As I closed my eyes and worshipped Him, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is real. I’d seen Him in action. Standing there with all those people, all of us singing to Him, I felt so close to Him, closer than I had ever felt before. He is so good and so amazing and so patient. Before I met Cole, I had a broken notion of who God is. Cole helped me see the truth about how God loves me. Once I started trusting God again, He did all this amazing stuff in my life.

Respond

What does it mean to you to be on the same page spiritually with someone else? Why is this important in a serious relationship?

What does it mean to worship God? How does your relationship with God affect your experience of worshipping Him?

How does confessing your sin help you surrender to God in worship?