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ose things. I think that tial, at least for me and I walking through those asons, the battles, the ving gone through any being able to worship. I y Dad died and I didn’t cause I was so hurt. I of pain. But I was able d see the fruit of taking hoosing to worship in hardship and getting rought to my life. By that moment, I could Lord, He would meet all that He required of me to have everything ’t require me to ignore nger, or my questions, ce and comforted me. we’ve talked through se I’ve been doing life hris, with Danny, with se twenty years. That’s g ministry and life with t we all can say that at has been a powerful tool to help carry us through those moments, and we’ve witnessed that with each other and encouraged each other in that. [Chris] That is a really interesting question, and that’s a great way to think about that. I myself have walked through some tough situations, and actually in this moment am walking through a very painful and tough situation. I think something I’ve learned for instance is when I lost my son and he was stillborn in 2013. We were believing for a miracle and we didn’t see it happen. In that moment I really had a choice: was I still going to believe that God is who He says He is even though my circumstances were not what I had hoped? I had to make a daily choice to say, “I do believe that God is the God of miracles. God is the God who heals the sick and raises the dead, and all of these things that we sing about, that He is good, and He is kind, and He is faithful. Just because my circumstances changed, God still remains the same, and so my response to Him should remain the same.” And the powerful thing about worship is reminding people that no matter what circumstance, situation, or possibility they are facing, if we come into worship corporately Subscribe for Free...