How To Stay Humble While Playing An Amazingly Anointed Solo
As a teenager, I began to hear that my playing was anointed. At that age I’m not sure I knew what that meant, but I did believe I was using my gift for God’s glory. On one occasion, while warming up to play, someone told me they felt the anointing and was almost in tears. I responded that I was only practicing and that didn’t count. They simply replied by letting me know they couldn’t tell the difference.
It was then that I realized that anointing precedes playing (Jer. 1:5). Playing was simply a way I could release the anointing. Wether I was warming up or not, the anointing still seem to be evident. God’s anointing had superseded my understanding and touched lives without my approval. He had gone before me and I then understood who was in charge.
Your desire to play is directly connected to the prophetic anointing inside of you. Wanting to play a solo is not selfish. Playing for selfish reasons is selfish. The desire to play a solo comes from the call of God upon the investment of talent He has placed in you and you are responding to that call.
Being humble is simply a way of decreasing your importance in comparison to God’s importance. It’s a preference of wills. It doesn’t mean you play with less skill , it means your skill is used for God’s intended purposes. Even though your gift’s development requires your time and investment, the ability to learn and desire to play is an investment by God.
It is the musician, the user of the gift, who gives life to an instrument. The song and scores are waiting to come to life through a living being. David said “Awake my glory! Awake, lute, and harp! I will awaken the dawn” (Ps. 57:8). How much better when the one who brings the instrument to life is connected with the Giver of Life.
So Play. Play with all your heart and with wisdom. But when you play, remember these few things and let the anointing precede your playing.
How To Stay Humble While Playing An Amazingly Anointed Solo
Remember that you are the receiver of a gift. Your music is a gift from God – You are not God’s gift to music.
Remember you are the steward of the gift. Whatever and however you play, you are accountable.
Remember the purpose of your gift. Play with a purpose or there’s no purpose in playing. I play to help worshipers create an atmosphere for living in the reality of God’s presence
Remember the power of your gift. When you don’t understand the power of your gift you will not value and protect it. From deliverance to revelation, there is power in your gift (Ps. 32:7, 49:4.)
Remember the audience for your gift. Your gift will not cease once you enter eternity. Your primary audience is God. Your secondary audience is others.
Take time to enjoy your gift from God. The next time you practice listen to yourself play. You will be surprised how your own gift brings you more in tune with God.
This article was written by Dean Mitchum
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