Kraeuter starts this chapter by saying that God wants our lifestyles to reflect worship, not just on Sunday mornings. We cannot expect to be prepared to worship on a Sunday morning if we haven't lived a life of worship the other 6 days of the week. In John 4:23, God calls for worshippers not worship. This means that he doesn't look for us to occasionally worship, but to worship constantly with our lives. Now it is not easy to worship God all the time. For example, Paul and Silas worshiped God while they were in prison, however, most of us would be unable to do the same. Worship in a difficult situation is not easy for anyone. Kraeuter says that we should be prepared for worship by living a life of worship, because when a crisis occurs, our response will be to praise God. God does not say that worship is only valid if we are singing along with the music. He wants worship to be our praising of him in our daily lives. Like Mother Teresa said, worship is finding the least among us and treating them like we would treat the Lord. Therefore, we must continually worship God our lives.
I liked how Kraeuter mentioned that if we worship continually, we are prepared for a difficult situation. If worship is our lifestyle, then in a difficult situation, we will praise God. God wants us to continually worship him and not just occasionally on Sunday mornings. As worship leaders this concept is important because as leaders, we must be the example for the congregation. Therefore, we are challenged as leaders to lead by example in our daily lives.
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