| | Ever since that day where I finally accepted Jesus into my life, I have been trying to read a Bible chapter a night. From my Mum's reccomendation, I started with the book of John, and since then have finished it, moving on to Psalms.
Last night's was Psalm 33;
1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down
and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth-
15 he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.
God really does work in mysterious ways.
Today, I worked at my Mum's store for 9+ hours. My cello lesson had been cancelled for the day so I had come straight from my lessons with my instrument. I put my cello in a corner of the store and it was really hot today, which was surprising because the day before had been extremely chilly. I was wearing a sweater and sweating it out, so I changed into one of the store's T-shirts on sale -- a black T-shirt with the silhouette of 3 cellos (coincidence? Maybe, maybe not).
A man came in to browse and started talking to my Mum. He called me over a while later and asked if I played the cello, because he'd seen my instrument in the corner (and I'm wearing that shirt, remember?). He asked if I could play for him, and said he was a music producer working on recording with kids my age.
So I played in the middle of the store, which was pretty weird, but at least there were no other customers at the time. That would have been embarassing.
He gave my Mum a card, and said he'd like me to play for an arrangement that he made in his studio, and would pay me for it. o.o (I'm not going to tell you how much he offered)
I checked out the card he gave us with the website and everything to see if this was legitimate. It seems pretty much so. The man said he had a Japanese wife too and invited my Mum and I to go check out the studio sometime this month -- and he even told us the days his wife would probably be there (that's security, right?).
So far, I'm still feeling a little skeptical and suspicious about this, but I have to bear in mind that it doesn't seem like a scam at all.
I think God is really doing amazing things. His message last night is saying something about what he has in store for me. And I feel thankful, because these days I'd been feeling a little unproductive and helpless about what I was doing with my music.
I pray to God often, to use me for His work. God gave me these gifts for a purpose, and I want to uplift his name with them. This might just be a gift from God; an opportunity.
Thank you, God.
Auntie Sulynn in the store was sort of excited, saying I got "scouted". Lol. I don't think I'd go that far... And honestly, why me? My playing isn't all that amazing. I've only been playing cello for 3 years but the guy did ask if I played piano, and I said yes.
I shouldn't be asking "Why me?". Continue to praise God for the things He is doing.
Love Izzy
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