Sunday Morning: Going versus Streaming

It's Sunday. You just woke up and you feel blah. You look at the at time and see you're up later than you thought. But not so late that you don't still have time to go to church. So do you stream or do you go?

Most of us have had this moment at one point or another. I did this morning. I haven't been feeling well and I probably should be sleeping right now but I know the Word going forth this morning is going to change my life/thinking. So here I am, staying up (laying down next to my laptop)  to stream it with pencil and paper ready. Why you ask? Because I want what God has for me. In fact if I thought I wouldn't take it with serious toll on my body I'd go to the late service. So at this point at least one person is thinking, " if it's the same service why even bother going?" A few important reasons actually, to me anyway.

1. I feel that if you can go to a service go. The sermon is only one part of service. Corporate praise and worship are definitely different than praise and worship by yourself. But there is something you can't get streaming at home by yourself all the time: community. Hebrew 10:23-25 "²³ Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, ²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." <- em="">You can't do that by yourself. We're a body for a reason.
2. If you're not disciplined it could lead to being complacent or fan the complacency already dwelling within. With today's technology we have more access to the Gospel than any generation before us. Because it's always there it can give a "I can watch anytime" mentality. But many of us, myself included, still have moments were we try a fit God in instead of constantly putting our time with Him first. Truthfully even more people live by trying and usually failing to fit God into there schedules. So forsaking the one time you know for sure that you'll have isn't the best idea.
3. If you're stressed, depressed, or just in a rut staying at home isn't going to help. Get up, get dressed. A walk or drive can do wonders and seeing what's at the end (time with God and other believers) is always for the better.

 Now there are other reasons I'm sure. Just like there are some reasons why someone might need to be at home or wherever you stream from. Deeper reasons too but these are the ones I wanted to bring up. SO take some time and think about this area in you're life. Talk to God about it. See what you might need to change or be more involved in. Be open minded, open hearted, and have a fantastic day.