Yesterday was my team’s day for Praise and Worship at our church. There are two teams and we alternate weeks.
I have always enjoyed worshipping the Lord through song but I especially enjoy it in a group with tight harmonies.
There are often times while singing when everything blends so well that it gives you God-bumps.
Yesterday in the second service there were a lot of moments like that and the blend was just… wow.
I don’t say this from a perspective of “we got it all together, ain’t we great” but instead from a one of humbleness.
The tight harmonies were not brought by me but by the two ladies singing next to me. It is a privilege to sing with these ladies that walk close with the Lord. I enjoy good friendship with both of them.
Later in the afternoon, I was sitting alone with the Lord and thinking about the morning.
I was thanking the Lord for allowing me to be a part of this team and thanking Him for letting me serve Him through music and singing.
I thought of Eric Liddell. God made him fast and so he ran fast. He used the talent God gave him to bring glory to God and spread the Gospel. It was his platform on which he glorified God.
I think of singing this way sometimes. I can’t get up and preach but I can still get up and use my voice to praise Him and bring glory to Him and share the gospel through song.
My chat with the Lord went a bit like this:
“Lord, I know that you are the giver of talents and gifts. Thank you Lord for letting me serve you this way.”
“My voice is yours Lord. I want to continue serving you with it for a long long time.”
Sharon.
“Yes Lord?”
I brought you to this team to serve me and you are doing it.
“Yes Lord thank you for that.”
But Sharon, the same voice you praise me with…
“Yes, Lord?”
Remember that it is the same voice you use when you raise your voice at your kids.
When you speak words in ways that I would not.
When you speak words in unkindness or without gentleness or with cutting sarcasm.
Ugh.
It was quite a reminder. One I hope to not quickly forget.
I am thankful for a relationship with the Lord and that He is working on me to mold me into what HE wants me to be.
Has the Lord spoken to you about how you use your voice for Him?
Has the Lord ever spoken to you about a talent He gave you that… you might not use for Him?
What is the Lord teaching you today?
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Gratitude for today:
1183. Kiwi-Strawberry gelati from Rita’s
1184. an incredibly helpful school secretary
1185. readers who notice that I was ‘gone’ and welcomed me back
1186. surprising the kids at lunch by showing up with a pizza
1187. lego in the light fixture globe, glad they were having fun
1188. blue wild flowers
1189. time chatting with moms…
1190. …while the kids are in youth choirs
1191. fresh mint found in unexpected, surprising places (in the flower bed in front of a school)
1192. he gives me 1 Cor. 10:13… I tape it on the pantry door
1193. a girlfriend who stops by to say hello
1194. people who bless my kids with boxtops
1195. songs lifted in worship, singing them with special friends
Linking up with Ann today…
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