I love to praise and worship God. On my own time I love praise and worshipping God and I always have a rich time with Him. But I also love to praise and worship God together as a Church ohana! I might even love that more. I love following Jesus as he leads us during praise and worship. Jesus has definitely always brought encouragement and even conviction sometimes to me during cooperate praise worship and I’m sure he does that for others also. Through my years of being used by God to help people to praise and worship him I’ve always been grateful for His patience with me in teaching me things he wants me know whether it be for my personal spiritual growth or sometimes he gives me a word to share to the congregation. This past Sunday night was another awesome praise and worship night. God filled our praise and worship with his presence and it was super awesome. God was speaking to me about this simple truth that he has spoken to me about again and again which always fills me with faith, hope and love and courage to follow him even more. What God was speaking to me about was to “fix my eyes on him.” To fix my heart and mind on him. To listen to “his” still small voice. To focus on Him. I always find peace there. I always find so much courage their. Through the years of leading worship the Lord has taught me this treasure of truth which helps me so much in leading worship. I use to get so caught up with how the music sounds and sometimes I get caught with my own issues that distract me and the enemy attacks as well “but God” has been near to me always and he helps me that if I fix my eyes on him all my fears begin to wash away and peace is brought in like a river to my soul. So I want to encourage you all to praise and worship the Lord every moment especially when your sinful nature is being stirred up. Fix your eyes on him and let his peace fill you!!!
-Hau’oli Kalama, Associate Pastor
