Mid Week Music

Good Morning everyone!

I hope your week thus far has been a productive one.  Some of you may know that music is a large part of my life.  I have been singing since I was in grade school, starting picking up instruments just out of high school and began leading worship on occasion about 4 years ago.  Music hasn't always been a Christ driven passion.  When I was was young, I knew that singing made me happy and so that's what I did.  When I began learning to play different instruments out of high school, pride kinda took over and I was playing for myself.  I have taught myself to play by watching others and learning on my own so you take a personal attachment to your accomplishments and don't want to give credit to anyone that may take away your thunder.
 
That said, I'm glad the past is behind me....................

Looking back, it goes to show you that a person that is a Christian can be "talented" and do and say all the right things and play in praise bands and lead a godly life, but if they are not giving the glory back to the One who gave them the ability, then it's all done in vain.  Within the last 3 or 4 years I have begun to realize that the reason I was given the gift of music is not to brag and boast but to glorify the name of God in every aspect of my life.  My prayer is that whatever I do I point all the glory back to the one who created me.

That said, I have been asked to take on one of the worship leader positions at LCC. I am joining a great group of worship leaders that I respect and look forward to praising God with.  I went to my first meeting last night and am looking forward to what God is going to do through worship at LCC.  I am asking for prayer that our Worship Leaders will stay humble and know that the only reason they are leading worship is that God has given them gifts and abilities to praise His name through music.  I am fortunate to have a loving wife, Stacey, who gives such great support in the things of my life.  We were married on April 10, 2010 and have loved sharing in life together.  I have shared with her that the fear I have is that pride will take over and I will take it upon myself to enjoy the praise.  I ALWAYS want to give the glory back to God.  She the best one to keep me in check and on tract to glorify the name above all name and point the glory back to Him.

It's very hard as humans (especially me) to remain humble when you are given praise for a job well done but if we can keep in mind that we are created by a perfect God who gave us all our abilities, all the praise will get lifted up to Him.

I hope this has given you a little more insight into to who I am as a person and who I am striving to be through Christ.  I look forward to writing more and following in the journey God has set before me.


Grace and Peace
Ben