How being used by God keeps you humble
People look at the worship training I do (both in person and via my Invisible Worship Musician training materials) and wonder: Will someone end up in pride if they discover the secrets and methods of worship ministry, so much that they are consistently effective in this area of ministry?
Personally, I don't believe that is possible during the time of ministry. In my own personal experience, when I am more powerfully used by God than usual, I experience a very heightened state of intense awareness. I suspect this is what Paul refers to when he wrote about fear and trembling in the following passage:
...continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. (Phil 2:12-13, NIV)
I've had quite a bit of experience in performing, so I can confidently tell you that it's not the usual performance-high that I had in my younger days. That felt both exciting and good at the same time (which is why people can get addicted to it).
The 'fear and trembling' is different. Your heart beats faster, all your senses feel more awake than usual; you see things in sharper focus, you hear details you never noticed before, you're aware of sensations you usually miss, like the feel of your clothes, the aircon and the sweat on your face.
Moreover, in this intensified presence of God, you feel as if you are balancing on a razor's edge, about to fall from a precarious position. And yet you are aware that God's presence is there, ready to catch you if you fall, ready to help you if you stumble, and gently nudging you in your singing and choice of notes on the instrument.
The Invisible Worship Musician Paradigm clears away the distractions and debris that obstruct us from serving freely as worship ministers before God. Because the methods and techniques in there are simple, I believe it is the worship ministry equivalent of what Paul described in his preaching experience:
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. (1 Corinthians 2:3-5, NIV)
Paul's preaching of an unsophisticated message required him to lay down his trust in his powerful intellect and reasoning abilities. And when he saw fruit in his ministry, the lives of the Corinthians being transformed by the gospel, he knew totally that it was God's transforming power at work, not his own wisdom and understanding.
Likewise I see the Invisible Worship Musician as teaching us to lay down our trust in our music skills and our hearts, and trust instead that when we do things God's way, we will get God's kind of results. That way our faith will not rest on our skills or our personal devotion to God, but on God's presence.
I hope this sharing helps answer any concerns you may have in your heart about the Invisible Worship Musician. If you have not gotten your copy of the Invisible Worship Musician yet, then I urge you to take advantage of the Milestones Sale currently going on.
People look at the worship training I do (both in person and via my Invisible Worship Musician training materials) and wonder: Will someone end up in pride if they discover the secrets and methods of worship ministry, so much that they are consistently effective in this area of ministry?
Personally, I don't believe that is possible during the time of ministry. In my own personal experience, when I am more powerfully used by God than usual, I experience a very heightened state of intense awareness. I suspect this is what Paul refers to when he wrote about fear and trembling in the following passage:
...continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. (Phil 2:12-13, NIV)
I've had quite a bit of experience in performing, so I can confidently tell you that it's not the usual performance-high that I had in my younger days. That felt both exciting and good at the same time (which is why people can get addicted to it).
The 'fear and trembling' is different. Your heart beats faster, all your senses feel more awake than usual; you see things in sharper focus, you hear details you never noticed before, you're aware of sensations you usually miss, like the feel of your clothes, the aircon and the sweat on your face.
Moreover, in this intensified presence of God, you feel as if you are balancing on a razor's edge, about to fall from a precarious position. And yet you are aware that God's presence is there, ready to catch you if you fall, ready to help you if you stumble, and gently nudging you in your singing and choice of notes on the instrument.
The Invisible Worship Musician Paradigm clears away the distractions and debris that obstruct us from serving freely as worship ministers before God. Because the methods and techniques in there are simple, I believe it is the worship ministry equivalent of what Paul described in his preaching experience:
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. (1 Corinthians 2:3-5, NIV)
Paul's preaching of an unsophisticated message required him to lay down his trust in his powerful intellect and reasoning abilities. And when he saw fruit in his ministry, the lives of the Corinthians being transformed by the gospel, he knew totally that it was God's transforming power at work, not his own wisdom and understanding.
Likewise I see the Invisible Worship Musician as teaching us to lay down our trust in our music skills and our hearts, and trust instead that when we do things God's way, we will get God's kind of results. That way our faith will not rest on our skills or our personal devotion to God, but on God's presence.
I hope this sharing helps answer any concerns you may have in your heart about the Invisible Worship Musician. If you have not gotten your copy of the Invisible Worship Musician yet, then I urge you to take advantage of the Milestones Sale currently going on.
This promotion allows you to purchase the Invisible Worship Musician training materials at US$37 ($20 off the usual price) But hurry! This promotion will end on the 8th of November. You have less than 2 days left!
Be blessed!
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