This has been my struggle.

While the church uses the term Worship frequently, it is rare to find a comprehensive definition of worship. In Give Praise to God’s introduction, James Montgomery Boice is quoted, defining worship as a metaphysical event in which the spirit of Man meets with the Spirit of God, and praises God’s Attributes. But when I compare this with an exposition of Romans 12, I find this definition lacking. In Romans 12 I find that obedience to God is our worship. On its own, Song is not worship. Boice claims that worship is a term built from the English Launguage that attributes worth to an object (God). I think that Boice and I agree that worship places God first, and praises his attributes. Burroughs also states that worship has a ‘Drawing Nigh’ aspect to it. This is a point that my current position has difficulty with. It is obvious from John 3 that without God, obedience alone is nothing. Salvation is by Grace through Faith. But if a believer does not living out his faith, then how is he worshiping God? Is Obedience not still a part of worship? Obviously there is a prerequisite that God must be a part of the life of the worshiper, or there is nothing but words. But how can we define worship in a way that is not limited to singing “In the Garden” on Sunday morning and reading a KJV text? What is worship, and what is its role in the daily life of a believer?