Visions to Change the World

what seems like forever now, my mind has been infatuated with the thoughts of changing the world through music…but not only music…the power of Christ in a team of musicians that allows Him to pierce hearts through every swing of a wrist, every strum of a guitar, every word that pours from their mouth and every move their bodies make.

after being in breathe III for about a year (halfway through college) thoughts began stirring in me that seemed so radical at the time, so far out there and at the same time almost not matching my “natural” thoughts…it was almost as if this thought had been planted there…say…a vision?  i dont know…but it was so consuming so overwhelming that the thought couldnt help but grow and become more detailed and intricate.  the very core of the thought was this:

to start a music worship team that would be dedicated to each other as a family and dedicated to the glorification of our Father through music no matter what the cost.  on top of that, releasing a CD that had the ability to proclaim my faith to family and friends who may not have known i had it.  (almost like a much larger scale baptism of proclamation)

long story short, the Lord had plopped an unmistakable team into my lap that more than paralleled my “thoughts” by being given the opportunities to lead church services, conferences, put on shows and in the process piercing the hearts of the people that hear and see, opening the eyes of the actual team to the Christ-like care we developed for each other, and the Spirit piercing our own hearts through our words and dedication to Him.   and heck, He just had to throw in a professionally recorded CD, our proclamation of our faith, that touched the ears of every one of my extended family members and, what seemed to be, every single friend (even ones i didnt know i had

the Lord works in mysterious ways…after all that infatuation, the Lord went much past “above and beyond” and now that “thought” is done.  the thing that scares me and much intrigues me is the new “thought” that has been planted into my head…one that changes the world…

it is a thought of developing my leadership in a way that starts and ends under the submission of Christ, that has the ability to put together a team of utmost excellence in what goes far beyond music (a team dedicated to the Messiah’s growth within us as a body, dedicated to their own personal integrity due to the time spent with and under the name of Christ Jesus, possessing a  reckless  abandoned  nature in them for a cause they would give their lives for, and believing that they are a part of something that is in the process of changing the world and nothing less), developing a community of song-writers in which to create an environment that proclaims the very words that Christ Himself has put in us and that we (as a community) so desperately desire to present to Him on the behalf of “us” (not “i”), developing an environment that continually (like “thought one”:)…) pierces the hearts of anyone who sees, hears, touches, tastes, or smells the aroma of Christ Himself as He is unleashed through our movement as a body, the sound ways that move through the air and the sight of words sculpted by truth, and last (and certainly not least…and just for now) being given the ability to create an environment that freakin’ knows how to celebrate God…PERIOD.  salvation, glory and power belong to our God!!  im up for looking like a fool for that!

anyways…wow it is easy to be passionate about that…it felt good to type that:)  like the first “thought”, i stand here at a point that seems light years away from that and almost (i said almost not is) impossible.

i have much growth needing to take place…wow…yeah a lot (as i look back on what i just wrote above)

Father…i heard a line today in a song at a coffee house today…it was this: “if the world is ever going to change we need to love like crazy”.  Lord, that line sums up that passion you have created within my heart, for You, that just plain needs to be unleashed to the full.  man, i have no idea as to what this is supose to look like, and honestly it scares the shit out of me.  the distant vision that You have given me has no in between…it has “the end” and, i think what to be, one half-inch step in front of me.  Lord, my eyes are glued to that half-inch step and they want it so much to be farther than that so what i am asking is that You give me patience…and in this time, build my trust in You and may my faith, perseverance, self control, and dedication become and go far beyond what i see or feel but what i KNOW FOR FACT!  may my infatuation for time with You and Your words to my heart increase to the point where it hurts (ya know…where there is no other word but…uuuhhhmmmmaaAAAHH!!)  may my heart be given a better understanding as to why my King must be glorified and what that looks like in my life and the world around me.  Lord, take this vision, for it is already Yours…and may i submit it in full to Your authority…may what i do, not only in the vision but in everything, ACT upon the FACT that it is under the authority of Christ…Father…now i ask all this to You only because You have given me the ability to do so through Your Son…it is in that name, Jesus Christ, that i ask these things…

amen