Everyone has undoubtedly a tiny dream or wish that still needs to be materialised. For a person who is not a pilot, he may still dream to sit in the pilot's seat n taxi an aeroplane down the runway. For a person who has never acted before, he may wish to one day be in the limelight. Evidently,such small tiny dreams do not escape God's loving eyes and He eventually bestows these imaginings to every mortal at some point in his/her life.For me, I'd always dreamt to be in a worship team and lead. God has lovingly allowed me the first part of my dream and I was the backup singer for Ashraya's worship team. The latter part of my desire was yet to materialise.
God decided to give me that chance on Friday,14th Sept.2007 where I was to lead a bunch of children aged from 10-17 yrs,in worship. My friend,who was organising the whole camp, asked me,a few days back, if I could lead the worship team. I blindly said yes! I was jittery and nervous on Friday morning when I woke up as I realised how tough it can be to lead a congregation however small or big it is. I have always looked up to many a worship leader with awe and inspiration,admiring the way they could lead the crowd into worshipping the Lord.
I prayed with all my heart that God lead me to say the right words at the right time. I simply love the way my Big Daddy speaks to me. He spoke to me through Jeremiah 1:4-10. Whatever the Lord spoke Jeremiah thousands of years ago, had perfect connection to what my prayer was that morning. The verses gave me such strength that I knew God would help me. The enemy (a stupid fool) tried deviating me in many ways ranging from a slight fever to a conked out watch to a small fight with a loved one. His last attempt at stopping me was through a Panadol tablet that almost choked me. Well,sad for him, nothing stopped me!
The camp went well. Needless to say, the kids were from a traditional church,yet God moved their hearts to respond to the worship songs,much to the disapproval of the orthodox teachers. The children responded well, but the hesitation was evident. Nevertheless, the need to worship and love God is very evident and we volunteers grabbed that opportunity. The kids enjoyed the games and other activites,and the sweltering heat did not melt out their excitement.
Looking back, I might not have achieved much.In fact, I might have achieved nothing considering my lack of qualification in leading a worship team where music chords are just a bunch of alphabets to me.But I thoroughly enjoyed the chance God bestowed upon me and I sincerely hope He will be gracious to give me another opportunity to serve Him through music! All glory to my God!!
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I pray God will continue to grow you as a worship leader. You have a great gift to be used of God. Blessings to you.
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