I can play the background...

Yesterday I was driving our church van full of teens home from our snow tubing trip. We listened to a good selection of music from my ipod but when we got about 45 minutes from home...a song from Lecrae played through the speakers and I instantly felt the presence of the Lord.

I don't know if you have ever had that experience before but the words rang out...

I could play the background
I could play the background
'Cause I know sometimes I get in the way
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
And I could play the background, background
And you could take the lead

...I started to reflect on 3 things: what God has done, the times I tried to be 'the man' and run the show and the area's God is challenging me to trust him in right now!

John 3:30 says...He must increase, but I must decrease.

 

This passage is so opposite of how we think. We wanna shine, we want credit, we want to show people how great we are...but we forget that there is one much greater...and HE alone is Worthy to play the lead role!

 

I don't want to fumble through life trying to find my way when all I gotta do is seek him...cause he is the way! I want him to lead the way...I want to follow! I want to play the background!

 

Tears almost came because I was so overwhelmed with the love, peace and joy that only comes from God. Nothing can replace those moments! I want to find myself there more often for sure!

 

We will never be satisfied if we take the lead. In fact...eventually our fun and good feelings will fade away...and if we don't have him...one day we will be eternally separated from him. 

 

But what if we allowed him to take the Lead?

 

How would our life change if we chose to play the background?

 

-jimmy 

PS. Be encouraged friend...and if you have not already...I strongly encourage you to allow Christ into your life! Recognize and accept him as your savior, repent and surrender your life to the Lord and allow him to take the lead! The background is the best seat in the house!