In John, Chapter 4, a Samaritan woman with a checkered past, tried to debate Jesus as to the best time, place, and style for worship. But Jesus told her these issues were irrelevant.
Where you worship God isn't as important as why, or how much of yourself you offer to Him in the process. "They that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth" (John 4:24)
Worship is your spirit responding to God's Spirit. It's not a matter of saying the right words, you must mean what you say. Heartless praise isn't praise at all. You may worship imperfectly, but you must never worship insincerely.
The best style of worship for you is the one that authentically represents your love for God based on your background and personality. If God intentionally made us all different why would we all be expected to express our love for Him in the same way?
There's no one-size-fits-all. You don't glorify God by trying to be something He doesn't need one more of. God wants you to be yourself!
"That's the kind of people the father is out looking for those who are simply and honestly themselves before Him in their worship." John 4:23
If your worship is mindless, it's meaningless, Jesus called thoughtless worship.
"Vain repetitions" (Matthew 6:7)
Even biblical terms can become tired cliches' from overuse. If someone approached you and repeated, "I praise you" 50 times, you'd probably think, for what?
You'd rather receive 2 specific compliments than 20 vague generalities. So would God!!!
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