Hi, I'm Jess!
To me, worship is an outward expression of what’s going on inside. In worship, and particularly in music, I can forget that there are other people around me. Nothing else matters in those moments, nothing else is happening. In those moments of worship, I revel in the presence of God, and it doesn’t matter who is watching or what else is going on around me. I’m in the presence of the Lord, worshiping Him, and that’s all that matters! It reminds me of when King David “danced before the Lord with all his might” (2 Samuel 6:14) upon the return of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Despite the strong objections of others, the King humbly abandoned his royal garments for simple attire on that day of rejoicing, as he led the procession of the ark into the city, worshiping the Lord in ecstatic joy. Undeterred by the criticism of onlookers, King David continued leaping and dancing before the Lord, telling his wife, “I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes.” (2 Samuel 6:21-22) I can easily relate to David’s exuberant worship of God, as I also become consumed with expressing my adoration of God in worship, without concern that others are watching.