Only God can judge a heart, but if you are searching to have true worship in your life, know that He is pleased with your love for Him and desires you to praise Him in Spirit and truth. This comes most of all in offering your daily life as a sacrifice of honor to Him. Even those small moments of selflessness, thanksgiving, or pointing back to the Lord in conversations can in fact be beautiful acts of worship. The Bible places a high emphasis on glorifying the One and only who deserves our praise, Jesus.

We can prepare our hearts before worship by praying and asking God to enable us to fully focus on Him and learn what He wants us to learn. We can listen to worship music before we get through the door to begin praising Him at home or in the car. We can read or reflect on the Bible before going to a service. We can ask the Lord to soften our hearts to provide offerings as an act of worship.  Colossians 3:17 says, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him

If someone is asking what instruments and actions are the most appropriate in a service, it is vital to remember that the Lord looks upon the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). With this in mind, I believe a foundational Scripture verse for correct worship is found in John 4:23-24, “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”