Chapter 10: Self Discipline
Discipline is among one of the hardest forms of Spirituality in our walk with Jesus, especially as worship leaders. It is easy to slack off on practice and prayer time, but if we do stay disciplined and if we give our full effort for any endeavor we put out, then God has promised that we will be blessed and that our efforts will be multiplied.
I enjoyed this chapter because it explained it in a way that made it seem like a tightrope walk that we deal with as worship leaders. Yet at the same time; it's very simple to not lose our balance. Through discipline, God will make our efforts grow, so we ought to make an effort in all that we do.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Monday, February 1, 2016
Chapter 9: holding loosely to the ministry position
No calling of position is permanent in our life and we will never know the day that some of them end. The author tells a story of his friend Kenneth being such a part of worshipping at his church, that he was hired as the main leader after serving for so long. But eventually, his own Pastor did certain things that Kenneth could not agree with, and so with the strength to give up his own life calling and passion; retired from the worship ministry. Another example was when a woman named Cindy was told that she would be stepping down after serving for 20 years, and that she would be a mentor to the new worship leader. He did not want her help, so out of frustration she left ministry all together as well. Ministry however is temporary, but God is what's permanent above ALL else in our lives. We should not cling to our positions in worship, we are called to stand by god no matter where He puts us.
I believe this situation is a lesson to all worshippers, we may not know when we are gonna step down from ministry. However, while we are in ministry we are called to serve GOD wholeheartedly, not simply WORSHIPPING with our entire being; the purpose is not the position, but who we are worshipping. We mustn't become obsessed with the idea of our position, but with the purpose of why we are where we are.
No calling of position is permanent in our life and we will never know the day that some of them end. The author tells a story of his friend Kenneth being such a part of worshipping at his church, that he was hired as the main leader after serving for so long. But eventually, his own Pastor did certain things that Kenneth could not agree with, and so with the strength to give up his own life calling and passion; retired from the worship ministry. Another example was when a woman named Cindy was told that she would be stepping down after serving for 20 years, and that she would be a mentor to the new worship leader. He did not want her help, so out of frustration she left ministry all together as well. Ministry however is temporary, but God is what's permanent above ALL else in our lives. We should not cling to our positions in worship, we are called to stand by god no matter where He puts us.
I believe this situation is a lesson to all worshippers, we may not know when we are gonna step down from ministry. However, while we are in ministry we are called to serve GOD wholeheartedly, not simply WORSHIPPING with our entire being; the purpose is not the position, but who we are worshipping. We mustn't become obsessed with the idea of our position, but with the purpose of why we are where we are.
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