The author tells two stories of worship leaders who had to step down from their positions. In both of these situations, there was tension between different members of the congregation. Kraeuter explains that situations like these can often be messy, but there is always the possibility that God can work through it.
Sometimes, however, situations like these signal a time for change. We must always be ready and flexible should we have to abandon our roles as leaders. We should learn to hold loosely onto our positions so that we can be open to new callings from God. This does not mean that we shouldn't take our responsibility less seriously. We just need to be slow to become angry or frustrated with our peers and to be ready for anything God has in store for us.
I really liked how you talked more about the message and gave more of a personal reflection on the subject. I really liked how you talked about taking responsibility seriously and learning to control our emotions. Overall I really like your blog!
ReplyDeleteI liked your emphasis on the message's applicability to you personally, responsibility comes with learning how to keep our emotions in check.
ReplyDeleteI loved that you said God can work in the messy situations. Change is so hard for us to go through, but God usually has a better plan for us. Also, I liked that you said that we should still take our responsibilities seriously, but we have to allow God to control where we go. I also liked that you said that holding loosely to your position can mean being slow to anger.
ReplyDeleteThis is true, God always uses situations that we never expect any good to come from and He turns it into a beautiful thing.
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