Erica July 9, 2025 I believe that the Lord led me to this video. Somehow I missed it when it came out. I have been struggling with this topic for a while because I want to honor God in what I bring when I serve, so I had come to this same conclusion of just giving a simple thank you and a smile to the person because I know they aren’t trying to puff me up. However, my team leaders have both gotten irritated with me, thinking that I was responding in a prideful way. They said only give the glory to God. Anyway, needless to say, it’s been painful and awkward to the point that I feel so uncomfortable that I’m considering stepping down.
Jason Brown July 10, 2025 Hey Erica! Sorry to hear about that! It sounds like this will be an important discussion to have with your leaders! Not to prove yourself right, but to clarify understanding and come into agreement! It’s important to remember that our leaders are (a) responsible for us before God, and (b) entrusted by God with insight and direction for us. So, if a leader is discerning something in us, our first response is to humbly search out where we might have a blindspot! Blindspots are so tricky, because, we don’t see them! Take it to prayer. And engage your leaders from that place of humility—seek to understand them rather than defend yourself. “I hear what you’re saying… this is how I’m thinking about this topic… and this is where my heart’s at when I respond like that… but what am I missing? What am I not seeing?” Sometimes, leaders get it wrong and don’t represent God’s heart correctly in a situation, but even then, God’s looking at how we respond: can we still honour them? Are we taking offence? Are we operating in pride? The best outcome from these things is that the friction produces STRONGER relationships between you and your leaders—deeper trust, softer hearts, more unity. Pursue it!
Jarrod August 31, 2024 Really well said, Charmaine! Thanks for all that you and Jason do to equip and encourage worship team members. God Bless!
Charisse Jones August 21, 2024 After years of feeling awkward when someone would complement me, I finally realized that what they are really trying to express whether they know it or not and whether they can articulate it or not is that God has used me and the gifts he has given me to bless them. It changed my perspective so much. Now it’s easy to give back two simple “thank yous”, one to the person for being an encourager to me with their kind words, and another to God for graciously allowing me to enter in and be a part of what he’s doing in that person ‘s life.
Charmaine Brown August 23, 2024 Hi Charisse! Yes that is a great revelation that the Lord showed you! I love that — two simple thank you’s!
