Before I picked up an instrument, I knew that music would be part of my story. I feel like God often leads me that way: a knowing without complete clarity.
And when I imagined my musical life, my natural framework was touring, stages, and opening acts. But God... He wove several of the passions He placed in me - like leading worship, discipleship, culture, and service - into opportunities like going to Africa twice in a month to serve as a worship leader with Operation Christmas Child during two Vision Trips. In Namibia and South Africa.
Sometimes our lives do not look how we envisioned. As John Calvin said: 'All whom the Lord has chosen ought to prepare themselves for a life that is hard, difficult, laborious and full of countless griefs.'
Who would choose that?
Here is what I am learning: in the midst of that hard, difficult, laborious, grief-filled life, are the good works which God has prepared, that we should walk in them (Eph 2:10).
It is not easy. But He is good.
