Hello Steemians ,
Blessed Christmas to each and everyone of you. I hope all of you had a good celebration with your family and friends over food and just creating memories with one another.
I want to share with all of you a story that has been on my heart from the very start of the journey of rehearsals all the way to Christmas day itself on how i myself encounter God even just being on stage and performing.
It all started during my church Youth Dance Meet with all the other dancers in church , when Pastor ask whether any of us want to be part of this year Christmas Musical. I immediately raised up my hand because it is something i truly love doing which is performing and using my gifts for the Lord. So , we started planning + prepping and learning about the script hence trying to change the lyrics of some songs that are from The Greatest Showman and that got me extremely excited as i was preparing myself for the amount of dance rehearsals every weekend.
What i didn't realize was that all my Christmas Rehearsals clashes with my VBS ( Vacation Bible School ) meeting that is also every Sunday. From drilling the dance steps all the way to learning all the Cheerleading dance steps , stunts and jumps and preparing for the sports camp itself. 1-3pm would be dance rehearsals and then rushing to VBS meet from 3-5pm in church.
It was throughout the month of November - December , i was at such a burn out stage of tiredness. After VBS was over that weekend itself i have Christmas Rehearsals. I was so tired to the point i broke down and cried because there were just so many things / ministry going on at once till i have to step down from Choir Ministry because i could not juggle so many things , i nearly gave up.
BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT
Because , to be able to fully focused on what i needed to focus on especially for the Christmas Musical was something that i truly love and will always love for a lifetime because the only audience i will ever perform on stage for is Jesus and because of that , that seed is planted.
I AM SAVED, I AM LOVED
This is why i just so love using whatever the talents that God has placed in my life to bless the lives out there. Everyone has a story, and as we sing it or dance it out it tells a story of how amazing Jesus is and how faithful Jesus is.
To see those 23 lives that accepted Christ into their lives , is what matters the most as those lives are so precious to the Lord. You will never know what their life story is as only God does and that is so personal.
" Even when the dark comes crashin' through
You will be found "
Despite how my Christmas started out real good and even though it ended up with a car bang @littlenewthings car ( it was a testimony of thankfulness ) , The Greatest story ever told never ends because despite how rough + tough our days maybe and how sometimes we may not see the bigger picture or even can't seem to get answer, His love and His faithfulness remains strong and you will rise again from that darkness to victory.
" Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you’re broken on the ground
You will be found
" So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you’ll reach up and you’ll rise again
Lift your head and look around
The journey doesn't end here despite the challenges!
Once again to each and everyone of you
Blessed Christmas and A Blessed New Year!