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When griping grief the heart doth wound,
and doleful dumps the mind opresses,
then music, with her silver sound,
with speedy help doth lend redress.
-William Shakespeare
Here I Am
Everytime, everything, God is always challenging my faith in Him, towards Him. Today I took a step forward in my walk of service for God. I was worship leader.
Though I always have dreams to be a worship leader, leading thousands with the Holy Spirit, it's a different challenge altogether leading my church.
No I don't come from a hugely populated church located in a large building with the latest equipments. We don't have the best musicians or singers. We probably only have about 50 members, and that is only when everyone turns up. Average attendance, I'd say 20 odd every Sunday. Large part of the congregation are relatively aged and belong to the chinese-speaking, and our worship team is young. Very very young.
But with a recent change of pastoral leader in our church, we're definitely heading for newer things. Bigger things.
It would have been easier if I was leading a youthful english congregation, with thousands singing along with me and responding to the Spirit, it would spur me on and I would be comfortable. It would have been easier if I had the best musicians and singers backing me up, a team with all the experience to sweep the people off their feets. It would have been even easier if I could just be behind, playing the guitar for my leader, and I could keep my entire heart on Him.
But no, God said I would have none of that. Instead He gave me a young worship team to grow together. He gave me a congregation that I needed to spare a thought for. Language, and age. He gave me a small number of people to lead. With all the empty seats and lack of response, I had all the chance in the world to be discouraged. He gave me singers that are much older than me, and it's definitely not easy taking charge of them and getting what I want. He put me in a situation where I could not just sit back and watch, but had to step forward to lead.
He gave me all of these, as a test of my faith and belief in Him.
It is said that you should not worry about the number of people in your church. It's alright to be small, but definitely not alright to feel small. God told me, that though there may be empty seats, but when the Heavens hear the sound of our church singing to the Lord, the Gates of Heaven opens and angels descend to fill up the empty seats, to join us in worshiping the Lord. I kept that in my mind and I was so encouraged.
I took the step today in giving my best to lead. All I wanted was to lead people into His presence. God was faithful, and today's service definitely brought us a step forward to growing stronger as a church. As I led today, I saw tears flowing, voices calling. I know the Spirit had come. Many shed tears. I even saw my mum cry. That just made me go on.
This is my drug, my estacy. I just want to be able to do this always.
I've got big plans for God. And I know God has big plans for me too. All will be bigger, because my God is big. I promise.
signing off at 11:58 PM
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