Ok, so I love going to concerts. I love going to events where I get to hang out with friends and serve an amazing God at the same time. I got to do that this Labor Day Weekend at Rock the Light. This year, RTL was a three day event taken place at Youth Front Camp South. Three days filled with great fun, music, and time of relaxation.
There were alot of roles one could play at this festival. Or going with the body of Christ analogy, we all played a specific part. All the attendees are the blood flowing through the veins for without it the rest of the body wouldn't have a reason to move or live or breath. I did merch, so for those who don't know. I sold merchandise for bands or in my case Brock Gill, the illusionist. Now merch is something I personally love to do. I also wouldn't have mind being apart of the K-love/Air1 booth, but there is just something about merch that I love doing it. Well to put things bluntly, I love it and I usually have the bands or important persons tell me that I rock. Okay, I may be over exaggerating, but they usually thank me for it. Whether I get something for it or not, I could honestly care less.
Where am I going with all of this?
Well, Sunday night, my friend had was stagehand for the main stage and well it was taking alot longer to leave since they were tearing down the stage. Now this stage was a totally awesome and nice stage. I definitely was not in store what I was getting myself into when I said I would help. There is alot of work that goes into tearing and building stages. I for sure took that part for granted.
This is where I am thankful for the gifts and talents has given me for organization, arts, and a love for music, and He may be giving me a love for people very slowly. But building and tearing down is definitely not one of those talents. I mean I don't mind getting dirty, but staging is alot of work. Even very technical at times. So I am extremely grateful for all of those who have the ability to build things. For with out them we probably wouldn't be able to see our favorite bands.
I was wanting and trying to come up with something about staging and turning it into something spiritual and deep, but I can't think of anything. Cause it takes alot of little and simple things to put this stage together and with all these little things together become this strong structure that cane hold just about anything from a band to Bob and Larry from Vegetales.
So if you are ever working at an event and think that was you are doing is small and not significant, think again. If you weren't doing what you do, then someone else would have to do it and you may be surprised that it may not go as smoothly if another does it.
You are important. No matter what other people say. You are important to God and He is extremely proud of everything you have done, even the small things of opening a door for someone. Your life affects more than what you see.
