Can the Church Stand Some Balance?

Music moves me in insane ways. Can take me out into the ocean of worldly desires. Can leave me weeping on the floor. Can also, thankfully, lift me to spiritual heights. I have to watch what I listen to very, very carefully.

Blogs can become very ego-centric. What I just revealed is true of most of us. I believe music is what ushers in the Holy Spirit's presence in a worship service. I read that in a book recently. The teacher who wrote it said he had seen the anointing for other ministries and gifts flood in when the music in a service was right. Something about that rang very, very, very true.

What we dismiss as window dressing is very often a necessary ingredient in the on-going struggle we are all engaged in against the world, the flesh and the devil.

What I don't want to find myself doing is worshiping with all of my heart and then fainting on the hot sidewalk of "real life." Most people find doing the practical things to be the easiest part of serving God. I find the emotional and relational side of life, praying, praising, encouraging others, relating to them and to God, to be the easiest. It's the doldrums that suck the life out of me. I'll lay hands on your and pray. Just don't, for pete's sake, ask me to bring you a casserole on such-and-such a date, hot and ready and to remember the salad and rolls, too. Please. Don't.

I know the Lord needs all of us in the grand scheme that is His plan. Sometimes we right-brain people want to dismiss the left-brain work and vice-versa. It's wrong. All of it. I'm going to challenge myself today to strengthen my left-brain while enjoying the fruits of my creative personality. After all, great ideas with no follow-through adds up to a large zero.