Freedom Reigns

Our Worship Band at church has been preparing to be the worship band at a youth camp at the end of July, and this is one of the songs that we are so pumped to take with us. It's one of those songs, that even as we practice it, the anointing is ALL OVER IT. I love songs like that. We are expecting God to do big things the week we are at camp, and I really just can't wait to sing this song :).
God has been dealing with me while we've been practicing this song. Being on the stage on Sunday mornings, I have the opportunity to watch people during worship. In fact, even though I am worshiping too, I steal a minute to watch our people in worship. Taylor and I have many conversations on whether it seems like our people are connecting with a song, and sometimes the best indicator is to watch. It's really a beautiful thing to look out at the people and see them immersed in worship.
One of my most favorite moments while watching our people was one Sunday while we were singing Marvelous Light. We have a family who has a special needs daughter, and she is PRECIOUS. And she loves her some band members....let me tell you, if we are ever having a bad morning, when she comes in the door, sees us and starts giggling and smiling, we all instantly have a mood change for the better. Anyway, we were singing Marvelous Light, and I looked out, and I saw her whole family dancing. I mean they were dancing before the Lord at the back of the church like nobodys business. Freedom. They were dancing and worshiping before the Lord with true and utter Freedom. And the best part, was their daughter was right in the middle of it. The smile on her face was the biggest smile I've ever seen in my life. I started crying. Here I am, praying and asking God to use me as a vessel in worship, when really, they are teaching me the true meaning of freedom during worship.
God has been reinforcing this message and lesson to me with this song. Like I said, it's one of those songs that our band just senses the anointing all over. I'm reminded though, we don't always take advantage of that freedom during worship. We get so caught up in everything else going on, that we truly miss out on that freedom. We get caught up in the mountains in our life, the crap we are going through, and the trials we have, that we don't experience that freedom.
But here is the hope that we have in Jesus: there is that freedom, and you can experience it. It's when you are at the end of your rope, when all that mess is going on in your life, and you don't see the end in sight, that freedom reigns. Jesus wants us to experience that freedom. So lavish in that freedom. Soak it in, experience it. Don't miss out on that freedom.

Britt