November 26, 2005

Every once in a while, God will take something you have, make it old to you, and then refresh it to make it newer than it ever was.

I say this because last night I was talking to a friend, whom I would actually consider my best friend, in terms of people I know. She and I have known each other for around 3 years now, and for a while it had gotten so we rarely talked and we annoyed each other. She went to college this past August, and since then, we've seen each other once, and it was on bad terms. Last night, I got a chance to talk to her on the phone, and I realized that since she moved to college, God has made our friendship more stable and far deeper than it was at any other point that I can remember, and it means more to me now than ever. God has a funny way of doing that with people we know.

When I was talking to her, we were actually talking about a topic that really eats at me. In our lives, many Christians know that God acts so much in their lives, but we still feel like people get sick of us praising God for what happens in our lives. I know this isn't the way it should be, and the world has warped what we believe so that if we praise God without ceasing, as we should, it makes us "supersticious" and annoying. It makes me sad to think that many Christians hold in their praises to avoid looking bad to others, and it makes me even more sad to think that the world encourages us to feel this way.

I find myself wanting more and more everyday wanting to pick up music again, and play for people. I can't help but wonder if this is God telling me that this is perhaps my ministry.

When the FOLLOWERS of God are too scared to speak up for Him, for fear of persecution, who is left that will do it?