Lord. Even my career. I wrote about this big, blessing of a challenge in my book called The Life You Long For; Learning to Live from a Heart of Rest. I hope it encourages other women that even when we do surrender everything, God has such a beautiful way of giving back— one hundred fold— everything we authentically trust to Him! And, I’ ve found 1 Thessalonians 5:24 to be ever true,“ The one calls you is faithful, and He will do it.”
[ WM ] Do you have words of encouragement to fellow worship leaders, worship bands and audio teams who serve week in and week out at their local church?
[ Christy ] I think as leaders, serving week in and week out, it’ s easy to begin feeling like we are some sort of a commodity in the Church and in the Kingdom of God. We begin to believe that we’ re only valued for what we do. But the truth is, we are loved sons and daughters of God, even carriers of His very presence! And first and foremost, like modern day Levites, we get the privilege of ministering to the Lord as we lead worship! What greater honor could we have than this? My encouragement to leaders is to let that be your starting place on Sunday mornings. To get back to the life-giving wonder of getting to minister to the Lord first, and the overflow of that ministry is what will bless your people more than anything!
[ WM ] Where can our readers find you? Website, Social Media?
[ Christy ] I have a podcast called The Glorious in the Mundane that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. It’ s here that we explore what true and authentic life-in-God looks like, even on our most ordinary days and moments. I share a lot about my own life and struggles, but also what it looks like to pursue the presence of God, even in the midst of the noise and chaos of this life.
I also have a new album releasing this spring called King Who Never Sleeps; Anthems for Rest. We released a lullaby album in 2017 that has been a beloved resource for families, that we never saw coming! We are following that up with this new album and are trusting that God will use these songs in a myriad of ways! Our hope is that they will usher in the peace of God’ s presence as we take up His invitation to rest, both spiritually and physically. While many of these songs might not be corporate worship songs, they are very much personal worship songs. Songs of truth and hope to sing out to God, and even over our family and friends, in a world full of noise and strife!
My website is christynockels. com and my Instagram / Facebook is @ christynockels
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