Should we worship when we don't feel like it?

What do you do when you are at a service and you just aren't "feeling it"?

Maybe something is going on in your life that is distracting you. Maybe you're dealing with a sin issue and don't feel like being close to God.  Or maybe you just didn't have a good night's sleep the night before.

We have all been there.  Even as a worship pastor there are mornings where I have to fight through whatever is going on in my life or attitude and lead people in seeking after God (I know you are shocked).

I had to answer this question for myself a long time ago. For me it was because I would feel like a hypocrite on mornings like that.

Then I realized something.
 My feelings don't change who God is.

Just because I'm not in the mood to worship The Creator, does that mean my worship is any less authentic?  I believe it is the exact opposite.  When we don't feel like connecting with God but we do it anyway, we are in so many ways thumbing our noses at the enemy and stating that our feelings will not determine our actions.

Think about it. Do you let you feelings tell you what to do when you don't want to go into work? (not me, other people just in case my head pastor is reading this lol) God is way more interested with our obedience than with our feelings.

But...

Something amazing happens when we sacrifice our feelings in this way.
I have never had a service where this has happened that I didn't end up receiving from God in a very different and special way.

So next time you aren't "feeling it", throw up your hands, hit your knees and seek after Him.
 You are not being fake. You are forcing your will to conquer your flesh.