KIDS WORSHIP
LOOKING FOR A SILENT NIGHT | Yancy
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Are you feeling it ? The holiday season is like no other . Fun is at high capacity . Work is at high capacity . The to-do list is well overflowing with possibilities and needs to get all the things done . On the years where Thanksgiving falls a little later in the month it is a guaranteed recipe for rush and busyness . I can imagine how you might be feeling . You even could feel a bit weary worried about all there is to do . In rooms that are filled with fun and delight , perhaps your mind is in another location working on your todo list … so you can ’ t even enjoy it . We all can be guilty of this .
Let ’ s be honest , Church leaders have a little bit of elf in them . We love to be hard at work for the big guy making sure it all gets done . But in all our going and doing we lose out on the being . Don ’ t miss out on WHY we ’ re celebrating because you ’ re so busy creating the special for others . It ’ s for you too . I ’ m serious . Jesus is for you too ! There are so many good reasons to celebrate this Christmas , and I truly hope you will celebrate all of them . Worship Him for all of them . Find some ‘ selah ’ moments . Sit and drink some hot chocolate in a room only lit by the Christmas tree . Emmanuel is there . He ’ s here and everywhere but your gaze has to be on Him .
Have you ever been looking for something that you couldn ’ t find ? We all know at some point someone in our family was trying to find something they looked all over for but couldn ’ t find . Maybe it was part of a huge laundry pile . Or something in a toy bin or closet . They might have been gazing in the right direction . They could have been right in front of it , but they missed it because they weren ’ t truly looking for it .
Hebrews 12:1-3 says : “ Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles . And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us , 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus , the pioneer and perfecter of faith . For the joy set before him he endured the cross , scorning its shame , and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God . 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners , so that you will not grow weary and lose heart .” ( NIV )
I love finding God in the details of my life . I think that ’ s how I know He ’ s for real is when I see Him present in the little things that only matter to my life . Not the moments of impact or even when I ’ m making a difference for someone else . It ’ s in the super ordinary , non-spiritual tasks and appointments where I see Him work something together because it will make me smile . I truly believe God is crazy about us . He is in love with us , as His child . He delights in putting smiles on our faces and revealing to us more of His nature .
Yes , it ’ s a time for reflection and evaluation on how the year has been and the work you ’ ve been able to do . All of those things are good and necessary . I hope you will take time to evaluate your song lists . Look at the progress you ’ ve made in discipling worship this year . Where have you seen growth ? What needs pruning ? What are you hungry for ? Where are you sensing God leading you and the congregation you lead ? Asks all the questions . Talk and dream with your team . Do the practical work .
This season calls for all the lights , sparkle and merry moments . But , it also calls for stillness . It ’ s in the stillness we see Him . More of Him for who He is .
Emmanuel , God is with us . He is with you in the hard conversations . He is with you when you are all alone . He is with you when you are weary and tired .
He is with you in the waiting . He is with you when you ’ re busy doing ministry but not doing life with Jesus . He is with you in the pain . He is with you in the good news . He is with you in the hard . He is with you morning , noon and night , 365 days a year .
As the lyric says in “ Joy to the World ” Let every heart prepare Him room . Make some space for Jesus this Christmas . He is Emmanuel . He is with you and for you in more ways than your mind could ever understand .
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Yancy Yancy is a worship leader and songwriter with a passion for kids worship . Every week her music is used in thousands of churches around the world . Her Dove Award winning music helps kids fall in love with Jesus one song at a time . Yancy authored the book Sweet Sound : The Power of Discipling Kids in Worship to help your church raise every generation to be worshipers . Through her program CHORUS , she coaches worship leaders for Next Gen Ministry . Stained Glass Kids is a podcast she hosts for PK ’ s and ministry kids . Yancy lives with her husband and sons in Nashville , TN .
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