I tried numerous times this a.m. to leave a comment on your Call posting.
WordPress kept refusing it with a ‘looks like you’re duplicating your comment’ message.

So, guess I’m going to try leaving the message here (that idea comes to me just now, as I’m typing this comment to you.)

I’ve enjoyed your blog!
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Appreciated reading your response to Guinness’s thoughts.

I’m a Guinness fan (Long Journey Home; Prophetic Untimeliness…)

I find myself at a point in life where I have to do some careful thinking about the Audience I live my life before. Came across this in my googling, this a.m. (excerpt from The Call, to help me out).
http://resources.campusforchrist.org/images/0/06/Audience_of_One.pdf

It was good to be able to read someone’s personal reflection on the challenging shift in thinking (or the challenging reaction) that the book & his thoughts caused.

My daughter is a performer also. I’ve copied both the book excerpt & your post, on to her, for her reflection.

Meanwhile, I hope you stop at no lengths (and myself too) to undergo the massive conversion from outer audience, to the Audience of One. As I wrote to my daughter, we’re all living our lives before audiences, all the time, performer or not.

My guess is, it takes the power of a saint to do so — (not many of those around these days).

But also, isn’t that what the New Testament writings assume each believer is?

Paul certainly does.

So, onward my dear soul, to that which was always meant to be ours, in Christ.

“Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus” Php 3:12.

“For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;
If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
Then you will discern the fear of the LORD, And discover the knowledge of God.
For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course.
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you…” Prov 2: 3-11

“Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom and instruction and understanding.” Prov 23:23

Though it cost all we have (it will) may we, indeed, learn to live our lives before that Audience of One, alone.

We won’t regret it.

I’m a Guinness fan (Long Journey Home; Prophetic Untimeliness…)

I find myself at a point in life where I have to do some careful thinking about the Audience I live my life before. Came across this in my googling, this a.m. (excerpt from The Call, to help me out).
http://resources.campusforchrist.org/images/0/06/Audience_of_One.pdf

It was good to be able to read someone’s personal reflection on the challenging shift in thinking (or the challenging reaction) that the book & his thoughts caused.

My daughter is a performer also. I’ve copied both the book excerpt & your post, on to her, for her reflection.

Meanwhile, I hope you stop at no lengths (and myself too) to undergo the massive conversion from outer audience, to the Audience of One. As I wrote to my daughter, we’re all living our lives before audiences, all the time, performer or not.

My guess is, it takes the power of a saint to do so — (not many of those around these days).

But also, isn’t that what the New Testament writings assume each believer is?

Paul certainly does.

So, onward my dear soul, to that which was always meant to be ours, in Christ.

“Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus” Php 3:12.

“For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;
If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
Then you will discern the fear of the LORD, And discover the knowledge of God.
For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course.
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you…” Prov 2: 3-11

“Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom and instruction and understanding.” Prov 23:23

Though it cost all we have (it will) may we, indeed, learn to live our lives before that Audience of One, alone.

We won’t regret it.

I have to really, really fight myself to know that for many people the more praise-style music is heart music… because it’s an absolute turn-off for me, and completely yanks me out of the worship experience. Even “Lo, I am with you,” came close to that yesterday morning. If I hadn’t been sitting with someone who was going through a time of grief, I probably would have lost all interest.

But you’re absolutely right, that when we got to “Trust and Obey,” the congregation came alive, and sang out and participated to an extent that doesn’t often happen. It was wonderful.