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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Following in the shoes of Steven Curtis Chapman?
Sunday I had the pleasure of returning to Pocono raceway to provide the worship music for chapel at the Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR race. Prior to the event I was feeling much more relaxed and confident compared to my first NASCAR event in June, since I knew what to expect this time around. That confidence, however, started to ebb when I spoke with the Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) race coordinator to learn that the music at chapel for last week's NASCAR race was provided than none other than Steven Curtis Chapman!!! Seriously, the last person the drivers, crew and families heard play in this setting was one of the most famous Contemporary Christian recording artists on the planet, and now they'll be comparing my musical offerings against the high standard he set the week before? Well, needless to say I was a little unnerved initially, but then an amazing thing started to happen....God started to adjust my perspective to see a glimpse of His perspective. First, I was reminded of a conversation with a friend I had just that morning about how worship leading in its purest form is done for an "Audience of One" and not anyone else. Then just prior to service I was speaking with the MRO chaplain about what songs I would be playing that morning, and I saw his jaw drop and face crack a knowing smile when I said one of the songs was a contemporary adaptation of "The Lord's Prayer". Despite the fact that I had never communicated to anyone at MRO the song choices for the service, God had designed it such that Pastor Tim's message was based on, you guessed it, the Lord's Prayer! Through these gentle reminders God gave me the confidence to continue by realizing that He had everything under control all along and that I was leading chapel at that very moment by His design!
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