Stand in Awe: How Reverence Transforms Our Worship and Our Lives

We don’t use the word reverence much anymore. For many, it suggests hushed voices, stern looks, or a list of rules about how to behave. Yet throughout Scripture, we’re called to worship God with reverence and wonder at His power, grace, and majesty. What does reverence actually look like, and how can our worship give God the glory He deserves?

Worship leader and singer/songwriter Laura Story explores this question in Stand in Awe: How Reverence Transforms Our Worship and Our Lives. As she explains, reverence is more than just respect; it begins with seeing God as He truly is.

Laura writes, “Reverence toward God is more than mere respect. It involves fundamental humility and self-forgetfulness—a sense that God is more important and greater than we are.”

Stand in Awe teaches that worship isn’t just about the songs we sing on Sunday morning; it’s a response to God’s character that shapes every aspect of our lives. Whether we’re having time alone with God, gathering at church, or serving others, we are to live with an attitude of humility that recognizes God’s greatness and authority.

Along the way, Laura helps readers recognize common misunderstandings about reverence and offers practical guidance for worship that keeps God—not ourselves—at the center.

Whether you’re leading worship, serving in the church, or desiring to glorify God more fully, Stand in Awe will help you cultivate a life of greater devotion and reverence for God and His Word.

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