So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the unbelievers run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:31-34 NIV)
Every day we have the choice to trust that God will provide what we need. Matthew 6 is clear that God knows what we need and is able to provide for us. Our job then is to trust that God will do what he says he will do.
Easier said than done! But, the truth is that God IS able. Faith sometimes is choosing to keep going in the hope that God will provide even when we don’t know how.
“As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of modern
life.” – Richard Foster
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Cor 4
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten imparting grace.
-Plato
Wow, it has been an intense month of December! The last week I led eleven (11) services. That’s definitely a record for me! At any rate, I took a few days off, refreshed and renewed and am excited to see what this new year may bring for my family and me.
I have two questions rattling around in my head right now:
1. How will you let God impact your life this year?
Being a ‘creative’ is an odd vocation. My job is to come up with ideas. Some are good. Some are not. But what is the response you get when you throw out ideas. Lately, for me, they fall into two categories:
It’s either:
‘We can’t do that!’
or
‘How can we do that?’
The difference is subtle, but clear. The first question is actually an answer – NO. The second question is actually a question. Basically the person is asking for more information. ’What would it take to accomplish what you are proposing?’
So I turn the question back on myself. When someone comes to me with an idea, what is my first response? Is it a resounding – NO! We can’t do that! Or, is it – ‘I don’t quite see it yet, but explain to me how can we do that?’
I think this has application for all areas of life, church, job, family, etc. What if, the next time someone asked for your input on a creative idea, you chose to say, ‘Ok, how can we do that?’ Instead of saying, ‘No.’
