We must always engage with the world from a place of having been with the father. Communal worship must overflow from a place of private worship. This is why you find Jesus being led to solitude right before he begins his ministry and throughout his life, you will see him retreat to solitude to pray and be with the father. Over and over again.
It will be quite hard for you to engage with the Spirit of Jesus and the church community if you are not comfortable being there privately. At best you will do it from a place of religious activity instead of a place of devotion. This is even worse when you are actually in a place of service. We should always do from a place of being.
If we are to find Jesus we must make it a habit to be found in the private place. And what do we do in the private place? Prayer, fasting, reading and meditating on scripture, and even sing worship songs in private.
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