Then I checked my online calendar. Turns out a lot happened in the past week! Time has blurred together in such a way that I didn't realize that some of those cool things that I'd stored away in my "old memories" department had happened only a few days earlier. In the past week, we've played at two high schools, two youth groups, a church service, and a nursing home. Each place we played at is like it's own little chapter in a collection of tales that tell a larger story.
At the youth groups, we got to share with the kids about their identity in Christ, as well as God's call for us to shine our light in the world. At one of the high schools, we shared about God's unconditional love and acceptance of us. These are just a few of the messages we've gotten to share with everyone we've played for. The things we share are personal, they're ways in which we've experienced God in our lives. And everything we share reveals a part of God's character, each piece a part of a greater whole.
If we spent decades doing this, we still would not be able to fully explain, experience, or even understand God, but that isn't exactly our purpose. In this life, we'll never fully understand God, He didn't design us to. We don't need to understand every minute theological intricacy to be able to proclaim "how great is our God!" Rather, we experience little bits and tastes of the greatness of God, and that is what we want to share with people. That is what we want others to experience for themselves.
As I embrace this idea more, I find myself almost wanting to speak during our concerts. That's weird! I hate speaking in public. But I love the idea of being able to share with others a taste of how God has been present in my life.
All of these things I've experienced and learned so far have taken place in just the first week of ministry. There is so much more to come.
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