I have learned something new, I am a very self centered person....its all about me. So how did I come to this life changing realization? Well, here goes....I try to spend 1 weekend a month volunteering my time at church running the sound board. So this was my weekend. As I started the weekend I prayed that God would honor my serving him. I prayed that He would be blessed by my service. I went as far as praying faith with out works is dead....see God my faith is still alive, I am working for you! Yup I prayed that.
So yesterday I began my weekend at church. I would be there for 1 rehearsal and 5 services. During the rehearsal I starting feeling that my prayer the night before might have missed the mark. The first service was great went very smooth (always very important when running sound). During the second service my feelings and attitude really changed. What was the reason for the change? 80 kids. This weekend the kids choir was leading worship. As I watched and listened to these small children sing worship songs I hit me, to enter into heaven I must become like them. These kids are a perfect reflection of what God wants from me. Matthew 18:3 "I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" NIV.
As I watched the kids I was struck by how pure their worship was. They were told they were singing to God and they did just that they sang out. As the kids sang there were hand movements, when they raised there hands in worship it hit me, it looks like 80 small kids asking to be picked up by there parents. I felt inside myself....YES, that is exactly what it is, a child reaching out for his or her parent. I think this is what God sees when we raise our hands in worship. His kids asking for his attention, wanting to be picked up.
By the 5th service I had come to know that I had told God I was working for him and he should be happy with my service. When the truth is God does not need me, I was at church this weekend because he wanted to teach me, He had a lesson He wanted me to learn, a opportunity for spiritual growth. I think I got the lesson, trust in God as a child trust's its parent. I can take Ananda and put her on a table and tell her to jump into my arms and she will do it trusting that I will catch her, she has total faith in me. God wants that from his me. When Ananda is hurting she cries out for me and Melissa, knowing we will come and meet her need. God wants this from me. When Ananda gets excited she dances with joy and sings out, God wants this from me. So at 40 I guess I need to become more like a child. The 80 kids this weekend blessed me in ways they will never know. I hope we will do more kids choirs at church, there might a another lesson to learn.
~Rick as always feel free to comment
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