In the Media Library of the Essential Course I found an mp3 from Don Moen talking about being yourself when leading worship. It really made me laugh out loud. He spoke about a scene from the story of Aladdin.

When Aladdin tries to impress the princess with good behaviour, a noble appearance and wealth, he almost collapses under the weight and pressure of his own self-given fake identity. So he suddenly realizes: it doesn´t really work. And just in that moment Genie whisperes in his ear: Bee yourself, Aladdin!

Sometimes, I think , we  are maybe a little bit like Aladdin. We want to impress the church by being someone else, to hide our fragileness, insecurities or maybe brokeness. We adapt a fake identity and then expect God to bless that and call it forth.

But God will bless who we are and not who we want to be.Thanks Don Moen..;)

-Mirja