This last week I was asked to lead Praise
& Worship on Wednesday night. The Wednesday night band is very small
consisting, normally, of just Jill, me, Brandon and a guitar player
named Kent. So, this week it was just Me, Brandon and Kent. As we were
practicing, I was trying to get through the songs fairly quickly and so I
wasn't singing each song as long as we normally do. (For Example: where
we normally would sing the chorus twice I was only doing it once) As
the lead, I have to signal to the rest of the band where to go in the
song with hand gestures. Each part of the song has its own signal. As we
were coming out of the bridge and into verse 4, I was signaling verse
to the band but when I went to sing the verse the band continued playing
the bridge another time through. I turned around and made eye contact
with Brandon. He stopped playing and I said "I was signaling verse." He
said, "Oh sorry, we normally play the bridge through again and so I
wasn't even looking for a signal yet."AH-HA! I think you know where I'm
going with this. Brandon wasn't expecting a signal yet, to change what
we were doing in the song because we "normally" didn't do it that way.
Lesson Learned? Always keep your eyes on the One giving the signals. We
may not be expecting a change in our path and even may think we know
where we're going, but the one giving the signals is the only one who
truly knows and He is in control. Keep your eyes on Him and you will
always know where to go and what to do next!
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