Forward Motion

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've put anything new up here, but I have something that I want to quickly share with you...«

Have you ever tried to walk with your eyes closed? You might think you're walking in a straight line, but when you open your eyes, you see that you were wobbling around, getting off track, maybe even falling down in the process. It's fighting a losing battle, because we're meant to look ahead and see where we are supposed to be going.

God wants us as worship leaders to seek him and look ahead to where he wants us to go. Each time we lead others in worship, we have two options: try to lead people in our own direction or point them towards God. If we are not spiritually aware ourselves, how can we help others to go where He is going?

As you lead worship, I want to encourage you to visualize each time as the act of walking, not standing still singing or playing. We are literally supposed to be moving forward into God's presence, progressing in our intimacy with Him, and bringing ever more glory to Him.

But how can we make sure that we're really moving towards God? We need our spiritual eyes open (Ginny and Eric just talked about this!) The way to avoid spiritual blindness is simple, but it requires humility and discipline. We need to spend time daily with God, asking him to point out any hidden sins, wrong attitudes, or inconsistencies in our heart.

If we don't look at his Word, we won't see our own hearts clearly because we won't have anything to compare ourselves to. God's truth needs to be the standard that we measure ourselves by, so that we aren't walking around spiritually blind and puffed up with pride in our own abilities.

As we consistently come to God and seek him, we become more sensitive to what his Spirit is saying and where he is going. God WANTS us to know what he's doing! Intimacy with him allows us to see more of the big picture and respond to God as he moves. So keep asking him for more of this understanding!

Remember: Worship needs to be forward motion.