I can barely clap and
sing at the same time. I told this to my church when I was in the interview
process with them. I have never enjoyed my voice and think I sound awful. For
this reason alone you won’t hear me every lead the musical side of worship.
This is a good thing for everyone.
Music is not my gift.
It’s not my strength and I love being able to worship next to my beautiful wife
because she has an amazing voice. I can worship our Lord and Savior as loud as
I want and be covered by her amazing voice. Singing is not my gift. Even though
my singing is below par, I can serve God. Jesus can use me just as much as you.
Serving God goes way
beyond preaching and leading music worship. You can be a great Christian, serve
God to the best of your abilities and not have a distinct gift of preaching or
singing in worship. Paul talks about this in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6…
“There are different
kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds
of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all
of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.”
We all have different
gifts and abilities. We are all not made the exact same way. Just like we have
different taste in food, we have different talent and skills. God can still use
us to the best of our abilities. Serving God does not require a Bible Theology
degree (That can help greatly though). Jesus used a group of people as apostles
that were failures as Rabbi’s.
According to Act 2:38
when we give our lives to Jesus we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. We have
different talents spiritually this is different then being able to throw a baseball
super fast or run at amazing speeds. Gifts can look like wisdom, knowledge,
joy, love, patience and self control to name a few.
God values you. He
thinks you are talented and have great potential. Even if you feel like a
reject or unloved, Jesus thinks you are special. You are one of a kind. Nobody
in this world is exactly like you. Jesus wants to use you to the best of your
abilities. What can you do to show love to someone else? How can you show
wisdom, joy, love and patience to others this week? You can make a difference
in someone else’s life this week.
Have a great day.
