“The Way in which We can Live (Essentials Blue ‘09)”
Gods desire is that we should be fully alive. Saint Irenaeus said that “man fully alive is the glory of God”. What does it mean to be fully alive? How do we live out this abundant live that Jesus has purshased for us. We must start by understanding who we really are, what we’re really here for, and who God is.
Marianne Williamson said that:
“Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
or gorgeous or talented or fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God. You playing small doesn’t serve the world.”
When we understand who we are (children of God) it frees us to live unafraid to display our talents. This is not a license to brag or boast about oneself but to let ones light shine fearlessly and furiously for the Glory of God and for the benefit of mankind.
As Worship Artisans we cannot be afraid to display our talent because we don’t want to be misinterpreted as not humble. Not to be abrasive but If we have the right heart about serving then we should give it our all and allow the possibility of people to think of us egotistically. This is always remedied through relationship and love.
When we look at the life of Jesus we see the living God in the form of the humblest man that walked earth. He however knew that he was a child of God and he was unashamed to make known exactly who he was (in proper timing of course!). Not only that, but he also preformed miraculous deeds which spread him name across the land. He was not cocky or arrogant and he let his light shine for the world without self inflicted hindrance.
We must always remain humble, but as the apostles in Acts we must pray for boldness to encounter a sinful world but also to let the light which God has given us through creativity shine brightly!
Join me saints as I discover this and live fully through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ!
David,
Thank you for your posted comments regarding being a Worship Artisan. When i was a child all i really wanted to be was a rock star so i could paint my face and play green drums. A lot has changed since then. No big arenas, no drugs, no std’s, no millions of bucks, etc…just me in a corner of a small stage on a sunday morning playing either bass or guitar and wishing i could do both much better. I know that all God is after and all he desires is my heart when I worship, but why not improve my skills and offer better than my best? People will think what they want to think, but if our better than best actually motivates a non believer to be impressed by a humble servant…well as i see it it is only just another opportunity to extend the love of God.
grace & peace
antonio or tone bone
[...] I like to sing songs that are easy for my church family to sing, but there are times that within those songs I humbly allow my passion for God to shine. Not to show off (at least most of the time hopefully!), but to creatively use God given talents to Worship my Savior. As I do that I find that this actually sets people free. I mean we are taking about being “fully alive” right. [...]
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