Wednesday, July 26, 2006

A question on my heart

Ok, I'm looking for some feedback here. Over the past week or so I've had a question on my heart that I've been unable to answer my self. It's not that deep or anything just something that's been eating at me. so here goes.

As you may or may not know I'm active in University Lutheran Chapel here on campus, my main focuses have been on Worship and out reach through the "Freshman night" Bible studies that we do the first semester of the year. As of late, I've had a strong desire for outreach, Freshman night being a strong way to help affirm believers of their salvation. But the thought has occured to me that I could be much more effective at welcoming people into the family of Christ if I weren't on the Worship team. This is a great struggle for me because I deeply love God and rejoice in every opporunity to worship him. I love being on the worship team because it gladdens my heart to lead and see others in worship of the Lord.

But from being on the Worship team I have been able to look out over the people, and I see those who come in quickly, sit by themselves, and leave as soon as the service is over with. I am filled with a desire to know these people, to reach out as part of the body of Christ. I also feel that I would be more capable of inviting others to come to a service if I didn't have to say, "Oh you want to come? Great! The service is at 10:45, But I can't sit with you or great you when you get there because I've got to be in at 8 for worship team practice."

I want to be there for people so they maybe more willing to encounter God. Yet I don't want to let down my brothers and sisters on the Worship Team. Any thoughts? I'm up to discusion.

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