This past Sunday I had the privilege of leading worship for Fellowship of Weldon Spring Church.
The sermon that morning was just amazing and the atmosphere was incredibly consumed by God.
Jason Porter spoke on the passages 1 Samuel 17 and 21:10-15.
The main thing he spoke about was how our fear is different from our faith. If we come to God with a childlike faith instead of living in fear of being embarassed by what other people might think of our faith in God, fear of being a failure, and fear of not knowing what might happen because of our faith, our relationship with God would so much stronger. Fear is the direct opposite of faith.
One phrase that Jason said that really stuck with me was "The further our focus is from God, the closer we focus on our fear". The meaning behind this phrase is very self-explanatory. If we keep living in fear instead of living in God (who is the perfector of our faith) then all that will consume our lives will be nothing but fear. We will be in constant worrying, instead of living life to the fullest like Jesus wanted us to live- John 10:10.
Lately I honestly have been living in fear. Mainly fear of rejection, failure, and the fear of the unknown.
I hate not being accepted into a group that I want to be friends with. I hate failing people and failing at not bring God as much glory as I want. AND I hate not knowing what God has for me, what's going to happen next, etc....
This next year, I'm hoping to make an impact on at least someone's life for God...not for me. I want people to not focus on my talent. I want people to remember me for my character, not my voice. I want people to see God when I'm on stage singing HIS words, instead of seeing Liz Hitt singing a song she "wrote".
My whole point is....I'm not going to live in fear anymore because God has not given me a spirit of timidity (fear)- 2 Timothy 1:7.
You should not live in fear either. Live out your faith for God as He would have you to do. Don't be afraid to talk about God or have those important deep conversations with a friend or even a stranger. People actually cherish those deep conversations.
God Bless,
-Liz Hitt
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Distractions
On Thursday July 2nd, Chelsea and I had the privilege of performing a concert and leading worship for Celebrate Recovery at RidgeCrest Baptist Church.
What was really unique about this particular concert was that it was my first one where my songs were performed and as a matter of fact.....the first one on my own at a different church. I mean I've done concerts before but somehow this felt really different to me.
I've never felt so unprepared in my life and I'm thinking that my friend Chelsea felt the same way :) Both of our schedules were crazy busy and it was nearly impossible to meet up and practice, but we made the impossible possible. We met up as often as we could and we hashed things out the best that we could.
When we got to the church to do sound check, my guitar worked just fine and everything sounded great, but when the time came to start the concert my guitar would not work through the sound system. So I actually HAD to go acoustic :) I also completely messed up on one of my songs....I made up the 2nd verse because I totally blanked on how it was supposed to go. Satan must have really wanted to disrupt mt worship that night, but what's great is that it DIDN'T! I kept going and I let God know how much I loved Him through the words that I've written and through the words that Chelsea wrote.
Even though we felt really unprepared, somehow everything still kind of fell into place and God used us and He moved in a way that I never thought possible.
My point in saying all of this is that no matter how many distractions you may have in life, you should still worship God will all that you have. If you keep letting Satan and his distractions get in the way of you living out your life for God then you're going to miss the big picture. Satan thrives on seeing you mess up and fail. That is why no matter what happens you must sing to God louder,play your instrument louder, and live your life out louder. Don't let distractions mislead you from what God is doing.
What was really unique about this particular concert was that it was my first one where my songs were performed and as a matter of fact.....the first one on my own at a different church. I mean I've done concerts before but somehow this felt really different to me.
I've never felt so unprepared in my life and I'm thinking that my friend Chelsea felt the same way :) Both of our schedules were crazy busy and it was nearly impossible to meet up and practice, but we made the impossible possible. We met up as often as we could and we hashed things out the best that we could.
When we got to the church to do sound check, my guitar worked just fine and everything sounded great, but when the time came to start the concert my guitar would not work through the sound system. So I actually HAD to go acoustic :) I also completely messed up on one of my songs....I made up the 2nd verse because I totally blanked on how it was supposed to go. Satan must have really wanted to disrupt mt worship that night, but what's great is that it DIDN'T! I kept going and I let God know how much I loved Him through the words that I've written and through the words that Chelsea wrote.
Even though we felt really unprepared, somehow everything still kind of fell into place and God used us and He moved in a way that I never thought possible.
My point in saying all of this is that no matter how many distractions you may have in life, you should still worship God will all that you have. If you keep letting Satan and his distractions get in the way of you living out your life for God then you're going to miss the big picture. Satan thrives on seeing you mess up and fail. That is why no matter what happens you must sing to God louder,play your instrument louder, and live your life out louder. Don't let distractions mislead you from what God is doing.
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