ENTRY #1 - 1/2/2015 - Playing for God's Glory

New Year, New Stuff 

Entry #1 - Playing for God's Glory

Today, I hung out with one of my youth kids. I finally had the chance to catch up and really get to see him for a change. It had been so long since we had a chance to sit and chat and be the friends that we are. Lamb Sausage pizza was lunch and then we were off to check out some antique stores and get coffee. Truly a great time of fun and fellowship.
     When we had finally parted ways, we were at a music shop in town. He had to head home, but I had decided to stay and play some basses and guitars to try out some new instruments. found a few basses that were't bad (one of them as powerful as Charlotte, my beloved custom built p-bass. Pictures can be found at www.chamberlainguitars.com/the-collection) and a couple acoustic units that were great to. But when I began to play the acoustics, something happened.
     I began playing songs and pieces I had written, just to really see what she was like. The melody started to play, and it just felt so natural. Then that tingling sensation I get whenever I feel the presence of God came upon me. And oh, how it felt to play my beloved music in the presence of an Almighty King.  It was as if God and I were playing together. The insurmountable beauty of the moments I had were simply incredible... And I'm wishing I had an acoustic here in my apartment so I could play for Him again!
     That's something that I feel that we, as musically enabled disciples of Christ, we should hold quite near and dear to us. We are conduits of praise and worship, channels by which the Spirit of God flows through. And I feel that, once we truly realize what our gifting in music is, it will completely  revolutionize the way we worship, the way we praise and the way we carry ourselves; not with haughtiness and a high spirit, but with humility and excellence. It is my goal, as a Christian musician, to never play for myself, but for the glory of God as both a testament of His greatness and a form of worship. Every time I pray before playing, I ask God to be glorified over me, that He would help me to play my best, and that what i play would ultimately glorify Him.
     So.  I challenge all of my musician friends to play for the glory of One, and not the masses. God bless!