Today something hit me and I just came to the realization that I haven’t really told people my heart behind this night. So, I just wanted to tell you guys my heart. This is really hard to do for me, but I will do it anyway in the hopes that God will be glorified in it.

I know that some of you have heard a little bit of I have been going through…to say the least this past year has been indescribably hard. In December of 2008, my mother was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer and it is now in it’s terminal stage. Since then I have had so many mixed emotions. I wanted to run and hide…even to turn away from God.

I took a lot of time to reflect. A song from my childhood was stuck in my head…Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice. (it’s also Phil 4:4) …Rejoice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice. What did this mean for my life?

Paul is saying that TRUE JOY is found not in earthly things but is found in our eternal relationship with the Lord (“in the Lord”) He loves us….so rejoice. We have an eternity in Him…so rejoice. He’s coming back….rejoice. And that is what fuels me to do An Epic Night of Worship. That is my heart. It is to bring others to Him and turn peoples eyes on our Lord Jesus Christ. I know that God has given me this night for a reason and I want to use it for Him.

So please come expecting to encounter Christ at this event. Bring some friends who might not know Him, so that they can experience Him as well.

Shelbs
creator of An Epic Night of Worship