08/21/2024
I know this was almost two weeks ago, but I thought I would share something wonderful that Jesus has done for me in my life. Jesus has been so good to me!
A couple days before I left for Nationals with my church youth group, I was asked to play violin for someone who was heartbroken by loss. I didn’t realize that my violin had to ability to bring someone to tears and to hopefully mend a wound in their heart.
I willingly played the song, but immediately I could see that this person was overcome with emotion to the point that they had to walk away. When I finished playing I cried because I realized that what I did was real ministry. I realized that God has anointed me to play and to share my gift with others.
At Fine Arts I was also able to share my gifts with others. I competed in two violin categories and I also submitted a photo of my violin.
When I went in on that Wednesday to present both violin categories, I went in with the mindset that what I was doing was not for men, but for God. I told myself that it didn’t matter if I won or not; what mattered was doing my best and doing it for Jesus. And that’s just what I did: I played for the Lord and left the scoring to the judges.
Later that evening we all went to service and experienced a great move of God. At the end of the message there was an altar call for those who felt called to ministry and during that time I couldn’t deny the way that God told me that ministry was my calling. I completely said “yes”. I decided then and there that whatever God wants me to do in ministry, I would do. My life is in His hands.
I don’t exactly know what the future holds for my ministry, but after I played my violin for someone who needed it, I realized that I’m already stepping into my calling. I am so humbled that God has given me these talents and abilities. Now I just want to give all of the glory to Him because that’s where these talents came from in the first place.
On Friday, my name, and two others came up on the board for Instrumental Solo, Folk. My heart was pounding. I knew that I had good scores, but would it be enough to win it all?
Finally, the presenters announced: “The winner of the category is on the screen.”
I looked up to the big screen in the Nationwide Arena. In front of 10,000+ people, my name was the only one on the board. I was screaming out of excitement! What an amazing honor!
Then after I got my award, took the photos and sat down, I realized the goodness of God in my life. I looked around at the thousands of teens in the stadium and thought to myself how grateful I was that I won out of so many people. I am so much more humbled than I am proud of myself.
Thank you Jesus, for these gifts! I’ll use them for You for the rest of my life!