worship.

So hello!

The highlight of this week is probably going to be:

1. The debate with our junior O-Level class tomorrow. (good luck, guys);

2. A pool party with some of my closest friends this Saturday afternoon (expect a blog post about this!);

3. THX Awards, an award show by and for the members of my church (the said blog post will include this too); and

4. The teens' hangout at my church on Sunday.

What a great weekend to look forward to. :)

My previous week was really quite uneventful, besides the fact that I...

PLAYED IN MY CHURCH'S WORSHIP TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME!

I was beyond excited. It'd been ages since I played the keyboard on stage, with a full band. And I thought this would be a great way to use my talents to glorify God.

Worshipping Him by playing a musical instrument really stirs the Spirit, although it doesn't require words. I let the chords and riffs reverbrate in my ears. I let the sound of a whole congregation in worship lead me toward praising my God. The Holy Spirit speaks to me when I'm up onstage; but it really feels like I'm playing music alone to honour God.

I was extremely nervous, at first. I was new, I was the youngest in the band, and everyone else was skilful. I thought I'd be judged, criticised, looked down upon.

Was I more wrong! The fellow musicians helped me, allowed me to make my mistakes and taught me to learn from them, and I had a great time playing with the talented musicians. Jokes and laughter filled the night of worship practice.

On Sunday, the worship leader bought McDonald's for all of us, for breakfast. Digging out food from two large Family Meals, we talked and laughed as I tried to calm my nerves. I almost couldn't finish my Sausage Egg McMuffin.

But then I thought, hey, this isn't a performance for the people. I don't have to impress anyone. So what if I make a mistake? God wouldn't look at these minor details if my worship was sincere. All I had to focus on was on Him, and Him only.

Sure enough, I wasn't so jittery after that. II prayed a few times and God really helped me to calm down. I even managed to finish my burger. I played not bad for a first-timer, with some mistakes here and there. And it felt great to be able to play with a band again.