Now down to the subject worth writing about....
For six weeks me and my team have spent sleepless nights, tearful days, and brain cramming days training for this tour...
It was long...
It was hard...
It was exhausting...
And it was extremely emotional...
For me, those six weeks were the Lord chipping off the death and the stone from my heart and soul. It was a time where my empty lungs were being resuscitated by the breath of God. It was an Ezekiel 36: 24-27 season.
“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."
When we arrived at The Mullins Center a week before the event, I was excited. ... Five days later, I was exhausted and sick. I was annoyed at everyone on my team and was even questioning why I stayed on the ministry team again. I spent about 30 hours out of that week failing and having to tackle big projects over and over and over again. The only thing I clung to, and even after a while was hard to cling to, was that this hardship is worth what will happen on Friday and Saturday.
After all that failure.
After all that frustration.
After all those sleepless nights.
That truth became real...
My job this year is camera 4. That means I am a camera operator running around on stage getting shots for concerts, worship, skits and the live action drama we do every year. This means I have a very clear view of the attendees faces.
During our Saturday night worship set, I could not believe what I was seeing.
About 25-30 teenagers on my side of the stage were WEEPING. Not just some, but my whole side of stage. They were on their faces CRYING OUT TO GOD. They were hugging and getting prayed for and getting completely overwhelmed by the love, mercy and grace of God while these lyrics were being sung by 2,000 some teenagers.
"Your love never fails
It never gives up on me,
in death and life,
I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love."
It was unbelievable.
One lesson that is learned on the ministry team is this...
God moves despite your inadequacy at your job, lack of prayer, or maintaining a good attitude, and does not need you to move hearts. He is not a dependent God.
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