Thread by @cwychar

As beautiful as a worship song may be, if there is no truth in the heart, it means nothing. As C.S. Lewis once said: "God doesn't want something from us. He wants us." It's not the well-crafted words that touch heaven, but the broken and sincere heart.

The poet Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: "He who loves God sincerely does not need to raise his voice, for heaven recognizes the silence of a surrendered heart."

Romans 12:9 - "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."

1 Corinthians 13:1-2 - "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong..."

Matthew 15:8 - "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."

Many posts on social media say things like: "It's not enough to lift your hands - lift your soul too." Or: "God doesn't hear performance, He hears surrender." And that's the truth. The worship that pleases the Father doesn't come from musical technique or aesthetics,

but from a real love that burns deep within. As Joan Osborne once sang: "Worship is not a sound - it's a life on fire." May our lives sing louder than our lips.

As for today's generation, it's important to understand that they were "configured" in a completely different

world than the one that shaped our parents. Children today grow up connected - exposed to information, a variety of ideas, freedom of speech, and endless cultural references. This builds a more critical awareness, but it also leads to emotional overload, constant comparison, and

early existential confusion. It's not simply rebellion or spiritual disinterest - it's a heart searching for rhythm in a noisy world.

While many parents were raised with quiet obedience and inherited faith, today's youth are looking for faith that is lived with meaning,

not imposed. This isn't rejection - it's a thirst for authenticity. That's why parents who wish to pass on their faith need more than tradition - they need to be living testimonies.

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