Tiffany Hudson Calls Worship Leaders Back To A God-Centered Focus: “Who You’re Thinking About Is Who You’re Worshipping”
Tiffany Hudson Calls Worship Leaders Back To A God-Centered Focus: “Who You’re Thinking About Is Who You’re Worshipping.” Worship leader and songwriter Tiffany Hudson is challenging believers and worship teams to reexamine the true focus of corporate worship, sharing a powerful insight that she says fundamentally reshaped her perspective on leading people into God’s presence.
Reflecting on the heart behind her latest music, Hudson recalled a statement that continues to influence both her songwriting and worship philosophy.
“Somebody said this, and I will never forget it, they said, ‘Who you’re mostly thinking about during worship is who you’re mostly worshiping.'”
The remark, she admitted, “shook me to my core,” prompting deep personal reflection about how easily attention can shift away from God, even in moments intended to glorify Him.
Hudson confessed that she, too, has wrestled with becoming self-conscious during worship, acknowledging that thoughts about herself have sometimes distracted her from the true purpose of praise.
“I’m totally at fault at times to be thinking about myself during worship,” she said. “I’m like, that can never be the goal.”
While emphasising that worship gatherings should encourage and strengthen believers, Hudson was careful to clarify that she is not opposed to songs that inspire the church. Instead, she believes there should be a healthy balance, with worship ultimately directing people’s hearts upward rather than inward.
She pointed to one track on her project, “Fire in My Bones,” as an example of a song designed to mobilise believers. Describing it as “a song of activation,” Tiffany Hudson explained that it encourages Christians to boldly share the gospel and live as fearless witnesses for Christ.
The song’s message, she said, is a rallying cry for the Church to carry the fire of the Holy Spirit into the world and proclaim the name of Jesus with confidence.
However, Hudson noted that the majority of the project intentionally takes a different approach. Rather than centring on the worshipper’s experience, many of the songs are what she described as “vertical,” directing every lyric and moment of worship toward God Himself.
She argued that this kind of worship should remain the dominant expression within church gatherings, reminding believers that worship is ultimately about fixing their eyes on Christ.
“He’s the only perfect one that’s worth looking at,” Hudson said.
Her comments arrive amid ongoing conversations within the global Christian community about the theological direction of modern worship music. As churches continue to evaluate the songs they sing each week, Hudson’s perspective offers a timely reminder that while encouragement has its place, the primary purpose of worship is to exalt God above all else.
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