Music Camp 2016 | What The Lord Has Done In Me

It's an unfortunate symptom of fallen human nature that we easily become distracted. Relationships, media, business, earning money, Facebook, life. So often we are too busy living our life and heading our own way, consciously or unconsciously ignoring the path that God has set before our feet. But every now and again, in His mercy, God sends a gentle reminder of His will for us.

I had such a reminder in the last couple of weeks. Music Camp. This year, I was not able to be involved in Music Camp as much as I wanted to be. I had to work and I couldn't get the two weeks off work. So, I watched everyone feverishly get ready and helped out a little bit and moped because I couldn't be there. I was in charge of running the two weekend concerts which I thought would let me have my little Music Camp taste and maybe satisfy me. But the more I worked on the program and corresponded with my friends at camp, the more I wanted to be there. I was asked one last time to help with three day's worth of filming - they were without a director. I was sure I wouldn't be able to although I promised to give up my Sunday to help as much as I could. On Friday though, I was longing to be at camp so much that I made one last attempt and asked my boss for Monday and Tuesday off. To my actual surprise, she said yes!

The five days I got to spend as part of camp, running concerts, directing filming, driving to and from concerts and locations, helping in the kitchen, spending time with the youth, listening to testimonies, learning the songs, watching the youth leaders give their time and energy to the Lord, got me to thinking. Conversations, experiences and impressions stirred a tiny seed that had been lying dormant in my heart for months and the Holy Spirit gently watered it. The desire to serve returned deep and strong. An overwhelming sense of emptiness, pointlessness and aimlessness washed over me and I knew something had to change. I was unsatisfied and unfulfilled but I suddenly had hope.

My course of action? Throw myself entirely into His service. Give my life unreservedly to God again and allow Him to direct every step and navigate every corner.