i can’t wait
posted 17th July, 2006 at 3:05 pm by nira
filed under god, life, music, thoughts
One of the hardest things about Christianity, I believe, is patience. We’ve all heard the phrase, “wait on God, He has the perfect plan and all will work out best in His timing.” I don’t know about you, but whenever my parents told me to wait I would just get annoyed and wonder why. Is it really that big of a deal to get things now or later?
I remember the first time I went to the Vineyard, now called [Oasis Christian Church](http://www.oasisslc.org). I was about 16 years old and have been going to a reformed church all my life. The one thing that struck me was the worship. A full band worship team was leading the congregation into God’s presence. People were focusing their hearts on the Lord and were actually singing praises to Him. I was just beginning to explore the guitar and was anxious in learning worship songs, so I felt God telling me to stay with this church.
A few months after attending Oasis, I decided that I would love to be a part of the worship team. Of course I didn’t have the nerve to tell anyone, since I wasn’t that good of a musician. However, I did ask God if I could serve Him in that way. God heard my prayer and I knew that one day I would stand in front of the congregation and lead them into worship.
A few years went by and I was not leading anyone. However, God did not let the fire inside of me burn out. He opened oppertunities for me to lead or be a part of small group worship sessions. I led in small prayer groups, youth, and camps. I also attended many worship leaders conferences. During this time God was giving me time to improve my skill, and He also touched me to play percussion. “So is it time now?” I would ask God. “Could I lead the congregation?” Sometimes we think that we are good enough to serve the Lord, but we don’t see all that God sees. He still had one more thing to work in me—pride.
Long story short, my first time leading the congregation was last year during a men’s retreat. They had no muscians that weekend, and I was available. Ever since then I’ve been involved with worship almost every week. Sometimes when I get drained, I hear the Lord saying, “don’t get weary, this is what I have blessed you with.” I just smile, and look forward to receiving all the other things I have asked for.
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