Children's Music Camp

     For those of you that know me, you realize that I am not a musical guru.  I might be able to carry a tune in a bucket if someone helps me carry the bucket, but for the most part I am not musical.  So the question comes to one's mind, why would an untalented, unmusical guy like myself be attending children's music camp? 

     The good news is that I did not attend children's music camp to teach any of the classes.  I did not teach intro to guitar or keyboard.  I did not teach beginning voice or band or choir.  Neither did I teach clowning, creative movement, puppets, or even signing.  I served as camp pastor to the children's music camp at Greenville College. 

     Of course I also asked why did I serve as camp pastor?  After all when I was asked to serve,  no one knew me and I had only been in the state about 6 or 7 months.  Surely there was someone else more qualified than me.  Then a thought came to my head, maybe everyone will be at the Southern Baptist Convention and no one else is available.  Or perhaps everyone else has already served and I was the last one on the list.  After all my name does start with a W. 

     In reality I do not know why I was asked to serve?  But despite my doubts and lack of understanding God was still able to use me in His service.  I preached four sermons during the camp and taught three bible study classes as well as led us in three devotionals.  We all poured our lives into the children during this week and God blessed our efforts with 8 children responding to God's call on their lives.  I thank God that I had a hand in helping these children discover a new found relationship with God.

     The point is that often times we find ourselves in situations that we cannot understand.  But God can still use us in those situations if we will remain faithful to Him.  God does not call us to understand, but to obey Him.  What we will discover is that as we are obedient to Him we will eventually understand.  God worked in the lives of the children at music camp and we will never know what will happen with these decisions until much later in life.  Ultimately that is the way it is with every decision we make to follow Christ.  If we knew what tomorrow looked like we might not be as willing to obey today. 

     So for me, I am glad that I do not know what the future holds, because it makes living in the present so exciting.  I can live with the anticipation that God is going to do great things.  Even if those great things do not happen today, I can know that they will happen eventually.  I did not know what God was going to do at children's camp, but He definitely showed up and even showed off.  8 decisions for Jesus.  It doesn't get much better than that. 

     What do you think?  Do you have some situation in your life that you cannot understand and even begin to see the purpose?  Just be obedient today and trust God for tomorrow.  It will sure make the day much better.  I am looking forward to what God is going to do.  I hope you are as well.