How Foolish.

I am the Sunday School Superintendent for this year, 2009, at our church. I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve God in this way! I am the one who is either to direct a Christmas program for the Sunday school classes or find someone to direct it. I thought that this is not so hard. I can do this. Wow! I may have underestimated the task I was taking on. We are doing the "Peanut Butter Christmas" put together by Ron Hamilton.
I thought that I would be able to get everything together and put this play on and that it would be a great success. I could not have been any more prideful. This was a task that, yes, I could lead but not put it on all by myself. I tried. The very first rehearsal proved that I was not going to be able to do this all by myself. There was only one lady who was there helping me and she was playing the piano. It was a horrible practice. I proved that I was not able to lead a group of children in singing nor keep them focused for a certain amount of time. Thankfully I was approached by a couple who suggested that I ask another lady to help with the singing. Wow! I am so glad that I did! She is and has done great! So much better than I would have ever been able to!
There are so many other times during this play, whether planning or practice, that I have desired things to go the way that I had planed, in my mind. But they did not. I would get frustrated and then be upset till God would remind me that this play is not about me but is really about Christ's birth, which we are celebrating. It is funny that I was so focused on how "I" was going to accomplish this play. Wow! How dumb!
Last night and this morning I have spent some time thinking and praying about the whole situation and realized that I should be thankful to God allowing my to serve as the director. Also that I should not think of my responsibility as a chance to prove something but rather to serve. God brought to my mind all the people who are really going to make this whole thing possible and I began to pray for them. Here are some of the people who I am very, very thankful for their help and participation: Maggie (God's greatest helper that He has given me), Jesse (props) and Katie (piano player), Dave (lights) and Darla (song leader), Juan and Sonja (parents in the play), Zach (sound), Isaiah (Davey), Kenzie (Ruthie), David (Joshua), Pastor Thompson, Rich, and Kent (the great bumbling robbers), and all the children who are singing in the choir.
In reallity I have such a small part in this whole play. Thank you to all who are involved! I am continually praying for you! Thank you!

Press ON!