Direction and Purposes -Part2

Here comes part 2 of my story.

soon after my secondary school, I began to join many other bands to see and to learn more playing skills from other
clarinettists. The largest number of bands i guest-played at one time was about 4 bands. 6 days of practices each week (now cannot liao, getting old... not enough energy for 4 bands... hehehee...)

Anyway, i was walking towards the MRT station one day (for practice of cause) and a question popped into my head, "If you can afford to have 4 bands at the same time, what about playing for God?" So i decided to ask the music ministry if they have any vacancy for a clarinettist. Of course, they are willing to have any musicians to wants to play for God. So thats how i first came into the music ministry.

But things aren't doing well at all, i can't play without scores, and when finally there's scores, i got 'drown' by the electrical guitars and drums. Microphone were of no use at all. Discouraged, i just left things the way it was (till now, i only played once on stage). Quite a few song-leaders ask me to join as a vocalist but i rejected immediately. My immediate response was, "I can't sing, I'll go off-pitch." (I don't see singing as my talent)

Some months later, My uncle passed away, when people started to give testimonies on how persistence he was on learning to serve God and not giving up, i wept. Then i reflect on the times i rejected offers simply because on the reason of not able to do it well, God begin to shown me this particular verse. "The Lord said to him, 'Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him
deaf or mute? Who gives his sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord?' Exodus 4:11" My heart grieves because i tried to serve God with what i think its my best and not what God can make the best out of me.

From this lesson, i've learn that not knowing how, is not an excuse for not doing it. Don't limit God from doing greater things through us, things that we have never done before. My uncle wasn't born from a hokkien family, its cantonese that he is being brought up from, but this doesn't stop him from learning hokkien to preach to others. Let us not limit what God can do through us.

Reflection
Are you facing any similar situations? Areas that you think its too hard to complete? Are you going to take up this challenge
if called?

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to Man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it" 1 Corinthians 10:13