Hey gang. Day one in Oregon. Really looking forward to seeing family that we haven’t seen in the last 3 years. I am also really looking forward to a couple hours a day in writing time on the Worshipping Servant project. The book progress is moving along, I continue to write and demo songs for the CD but with so much travel the last month, I have placed far more time on the book for now.
Again, I want to continue to thank all of you for your financial and prayer support. Here is an excerpt fro ma recent chapter that was just penned. (pardon the structure, it hasn’t gone through rewrite at all)
“Role Verses Calling
You see there is a big difference between role and calling. I want to say this as clear as possible because I believe that if you get this, you will be well on your way. If you are reading this book it is probably because you know or are discovering that God has “called” you to be a worshipper and to help others worship. Listen carefully and repeat after me . . . “God did not “role” me, He “called” me. Say it again, “God did not “role” me, He “called” me. It is time you understood the difference. A calling doesn’t need a role to exist. If You are called to be a worshipper then that calling is there 24/7, just like being a doctor. Whether the doctor is in the hospital treating patients or outside in the park on his off day, he or she is still a doctor. Roles can and will come and go. There will be seasons in which you are in a role that is really cookin’ and you feel like every ounce of Spiritual Gift horsepower is being used. There will be other times when roles will come to an end and you find yourself saying, “what happened?”. This was a hard, hard lesson for me to learn and accept. When I have found my self in a season where a role has come to a close, there is always a wrestling between the carnal nature that longs for the proverbial “chair next to Jesus,” that role that gives you a lot of significance. It is that need for significance that gets in the way of God accomplishing His purpose in our lives and in the world.”
That’s it for now, God Bless
James
