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Your Worship Doesn't Have to be Perfect

When I was in the third grade, I started taking cello lessons at school. The first few weeks, we used wooden sticks as bows and a toilet paper tube to represent the bridge of the instrument. This was necessary to learn how to hold things before actually getting the instrument (and also because you don't hand little kids expensive instruments with absolutely no knowledge of how to not break it).

And the thing that I most remember from this toilet paper roll period in my life was my parents' willingness to watch me practice with this little toilet paper tube. I couldn't even make noise, and they sat with me as I practiced and made progress. After I (finally) got my actual instrument to play, they still were willing to sit and listen to me practice. (My mom wanted me to practice more because I was a little lazy in my practicing, but that's another story.)

My point is that my parents were excited to see the new things I learned, even before the things I did were perfect and beautiful. And God feels the same way about the talents you bring to him in worship.

If you write poetry in worship, God doesn't care about the rhyme scheme because He still knows you put in a lot of effort. If you sing to Him, he doesn't care if you come in early or miss a note, because he sees the heart behind your actions. Give Him your heart, and the product you present is just a bonus.
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