Taking the Streets

Last night one of my teens asked me if I wanted to go with him and sing on the street in Belleville. I have always thought singing on the street would be fun, but have never really had the courage to do it. When a teen asks you to hang out with them, it will usually end up being an encouraging opportunity and even a humbling experience. You can learn a lot from teenagers! I spared no time agreeing to go, and I am SO glad I did not back down!

Go brought so many people into our lives today, and we got to praise and worship Him with every single one of them! One guy told us it would be cool for us to join him and his friend down at a hot dog joint to play the blues for a free dog; he gave us a little treat by playing his harmonica! Another lady joined us with her two kids and thanked us for making her smile! One mom and her daughter talked to us about our church and the daughter played a little on my Cajon. She apparently plays the sticks and loves music! Haha, we told them both we need more people like them in our church!

After playing the circle in downtown belleville, we got thirsty and headed to Jimmy Johns. One of the employees talked to us about guitars and drums, and after I asked if it was alright for us to play in front of their store he said for sure! The rest of the afternoon, we were stopped by another guy that was Catholic in background an we talked about the Body of Christ not favoring specific denominations; that as Christians we all form The Church! Then a group of high schoolers asked if they could join us for a worship song after hearing me play my new cover of "Pay Phone" buy Maroon 5! (yes, I threw that one in the mix even though it's not a worship song) It is such a blast when people are excited to join in praising God, rather than it just being a source of entertainment!

I learned so much about freely enjoying the gifts and talents God has given us. Each of us have something to offer - maybe your gift only works if it is shared or given to others - but it will never be able to be used to glorify God if we choose to keep it to ourselves.

Matthew 25:14-30