That was nice.
Today I was paid one the coolest compliments I think I've ever received. This weekend, I played music for the Diocesan Sr. High overnight (I'm now the music guy for these gigs, which I enjoy immensely). At the end of the day today, one of the organizers of the event, a senior on the youth council came up to me and asked me to guess which song she had stuck in her head. She then began to sing to me the song that I wrote as a theme to the last event we did. That song was played on one day, three months ago, no more than three times. To be honest I could have been happier with it, but it was a nice jingle. Anyway she was singing the lyrics, melody everything. I've had people pay me compliments on my work and even sing a couple of catchy lines back, but they're all my best friends that would love anything I do. Here was a high school student that could have cared less really, singing my song back to me. I was immediately happy because that marked a successful song, right?
Then I realized what really makes me happy about the whole thing. She was singing my [very simple] straightforward lyrics about the greatness of God and His vast love for us and my heart still soars to think about that. This is how I know that my path in life is finally in tune to God's plan for me. I know that when my life is over many years from now, I want to be able to look back at the years with God and say, "Look, Dad. I helped this person or this person or these people proclaim your Glory! Thanks for letting me be a medium through which you reached these young people." My soul is just on fire for music ministry to youth!
Then I went straight to work where I was concerned that the night would not be fruitful as I was not setup to make a lot of money. But I did a great job and made everybody really happy which was nice and the table that bought TWO bottles of '99 Opus One ($200 per bottle!) really made my night. Hallelujah to the Lord that cares about me paying my rent this month!!!!
Then I realized what really makes me happy about the whole thing. She was singing my [very simple] straightforward lyrics about the greatness of God and His vast love for us and my heart still soars to think about that. This is how I know that my path in life is finally in tune to God's plan for me. I know that when my life is over many years from now, I want to be able to look back at the years with God and say, "Look, Dad. I helped this person or this person or these people proclaim your Glory! Thanks for letting me be a medium through which you reached these young people." My soul is just on fire for music ministry to youth!
Then I went straight to work where I was concerned that the night would not be fruitful as I was not setup to make a lot of money. But I did a great job and made everybody really happy which was nice and the table that bought TWO bottles of '99 Opus One ($200 per bottle!) really made my night. Hallelujah to the Lord that cares about me paying my rent this month!!!!