Discover how to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength in Day 4 of the Christmas Worship Challenge. Reflect on practical ways to worship fully and experience how loving God transforms your love for others.

Worship God with All-In Love

How’s your Christmas Worship Challenge going so far? Taking even a few intentional minutes to worship can add deeper meaning and joy to your week.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” – Mark 12:30 (NLT)

You might not think of this verse as a “Christmas” scripture—it’s not one you’ll see on most holiday cards. Yet, it perfectly captures the heart of worship, not just for the Christmas season, but for every day of the year.

Wholehearted Worship

Heart. Soul. Mind. Strength. These are four simple yet profound ways to love God.

We often compartmentalize our devotion, like dividing a pie into pieces. Maybe we give God one slice—our heart—but hold back our mind or strength. Perhaps we serve God actively with our strength, busy doing for Him, but neglect to surrender our soul. Other times, we go through the motions without engaging our heart.

True worship requires all parts of who we are—heart, soul, mind, and strength. It’s not about perfection but about giving every aspect of ourselves back to God, who created us in His image. These God-given attributes—our ability to feel, think, act, and love—are meant to reflect Him and bring Him glory.

 To love God is our greatest command, and it is the source of our deepest worship.–Holy in the Moment

It’s easy to compartmentalize our devotion to God. Like pieces of a pie, we give a portion but not the whole. What does it look like to love God with every part of who you are?

• Heart: Offer Him your emotions and affections.
• Soul: Surrender the deepest part of who you are.
• Mind: Focus your thoughts on Him and His truth.
• Strength: Serve Him with your energy and actions.

Some days, we’re present, but there is no heart—we are simply going through the motions.

Heart, soul, mind, and might are all parts of a whole and that whole belongs to God.

Today’s Worship Challenge

Reflect on this: Which part of love—heart, soul, mind, or strength—do you find most challenging? What practical step can you take today to love God more fully? Today’s challenge is to express your love for God with heart, soul, mind, and strength today? What could that look like for you?

As you lean into loving God, you’ll discover that your love for others begins to grow as well. Loving God changes us in beautiful, practical ways. Let’s worship Him not just with words, but by living out His love.

Take that practical step to love God more fully today.

Let’s Pray Together

“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” – Philippians 1:9–11     

Continue Your Worship Journey

If you enjoyed reflecting on loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, check out the chapter on Loving God in my book, Holy in the Moment.

Come back tomorrow for the Day 5: God With Us

Together, let’s continue to draw closer to Christ this season! Leave a comment below! Which part of loving God—heart, soul, mind, or strength—do you find most challenging? How are you growing in your love for Him during this season? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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