Ten Basic Needs Met By Worship

In worship a person gives to the Lord all of the conflicts, struggles, and disappointments that affect his or her life. Leaving them in the Father's hands, the worshiper focuses attention on the power and majesty of God. As we worship, the brokenness of our lives begins to be healed. People have basic needs which can be met in worship. Augustine said,"Thou hast made us for thyself, O God, and our souls are restless until they find their rest in thee. " In the depths of our nature, we have certain conscious needs which must be met. There are hungers of the human heart to be satisfied. These psychological necessities have been approached in various ways. Here is one attempt to express mankind's conscious needs for worship. 1. The Sense of Finiteness Seeks the Infinite. In worship people seek completion-communion with "ultimate being. " Sensing our limitations, we go in search for the rest of ourselves. The psalmist said, O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the eart…