Kaixun's Sharing

Shalom! It has always been a joy for me to serve in 2nd worship as a bassist or guitarist. I’ve served in 2nd worship since I was 17yrs old, I think haha. So it has been approximately 6yrs since I first served. In the past, I was really proud to be in the 2nd worship. I always felt that my guitar skills were probably better than my peers, that’s why I was approached to serve. But sadly to say, that wasn’t the case. Still, I was over the moon when I played on stage for the first time as a bassist. The enthusiasm n pride I had slowly faded with time and it was responsibility that was holding me back. The times I was practicing in church, I could well have been out with my friends having a merry time. There are times when I felt like just giving up due to my heavy workload(actually I was just being lazy and wanted to spend more time playing computer games). When the thought of quitting came to my mind on this particular Sunday, a message from a servant of God (I forgot which pastor or preacher) struck me hard. God is omnipotent, He does not need me to play for Him on Sundays, and there are definitely better options. He doesn’t lack bassists who want to serve Him. I was given a great opportunity to serve Him instead. He is giving me this chance to serve Him, and I almost blew it. I felt terrible after that and I prayed to God, apologizing for my attitude, and decided to offer myself as a living sacrifice to Him. Though there are times when I couldn’t be there for practice, quitting was never an option for me anymore. Through serving, my bond with God got closer as well and nothing tastes better than serving God and being close to Him spiritually. I encourage all of you, my brothers n sisters, to serve Him whole heartedly and enjoy every single worship practice. God bless~

Love,
Norman