Lord, I’m amazed….
Jesus replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20
In my life, it has always been amazing to me how much God will do with just a mustard seed of faith. There have been numerous instances that I can point to where I have felt God leading me in a certain direction, and when I obeyed and followed that path it was amazing to me the blessings that came from it.
The one in particular for today’s post is about Radio. I am a shy and somewhat introverted person, not the typical person you would expect to be a boss radio jock. So much so, that when people hear me on the radio they can hardly believe that I am the same person. The story of how I got into radio is on the ABOUT CDR page on the blog.
Since I started the show over 3 years ago, I have had several opportunities given to me that I never expected. From getting music provided by record labels to going to GMA Week and talking about fishing with my friend Eric from Decemberadio, to riding an elevator with Rush of Fools and watching them laugh when I told them my worship leader couldn’t get UNDO out of his head. Oh man, Keith is going to kill me if he ever sees this. The point I’m trying to make is that a quiet, mild mannered cable guy could be doing these things is amazing to me.
Recently, I had been getting somewhat frustrated with radio because I have had a hard time building a larger audience and it just wasn’t happening. I must say though that I do have some very loyal friends from the show like Cristy, Thomas, and of course Nancy. But, in that frustration, I still had hope and a desire to serve the Lord through radio. It was then that I was offered a spot voice tracking the Friday night show on Renegade Radio in Reno. That filled me up and revived my passion for radio.
And then, last night I did an interview that took that passion to another level and opened another door. You can look at my previous post to hear about meeting one of my blogging heroes and sources of inspiration. I am 10 days away from my time to blog for the 40 Day Fast, and do I have a story to tell. If you want to have your heart broken, and then filled up with hope and inspiration for what just 1 person can do to make a positive impact is someone life somewhere in the world, then I encourage you to follow the stories shared in the 40 Day Fast.
When we all put our mustard seeds together, the world will become a better place for our children to inherit. More importantly, that would mean that we will have turned our collective faith in God to bring HIM glory and that we as a generation are living for HIM. I think Jared Anderson says it pretty well!
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~CIAO
Charley
Weekend recap..
This was a great weekend. It started on Friday night. At 9:00 PDT was the debut of my first work on an FM radio station. I am doing what is known as voice tracking, and that basically means that I pre record my voice spots in advance and they go into automation software an they hit the air at the regularly scheduled time. Unlike Cross Driven Radio, I do not have control of the music that is played. It is fun to do and I will be doing it for as long as they will have me.
On Saturday, I spent all day at church. I was working as hospitality coordinator for the God-Song 2008 Songwriters Conference. I was responsible for organizing the food and snacks for the whole day. For breakfast it was a standard continental breakfast, and for lunch it was everybody’s favorite, Chic Fil-A. I had snacks out all day while the conference was going on.
It was at lunch that my wife Kathy and I experienced just how good God can be. When we had first gotten married, we had become friends with a couple down the hall, Susanna and Michael, after a year or so, they had moved out of the building and we had lost contact. It was at lunch on Saturday that we were reunited. We got to see their kids, and they met my daughter for the first time. Some would say its a small world, which compared to the kingdom of God it is, but He brought us to the same place for a reason, I’m sure of it. On one of my breaks, I went and joined the family and friends for a celebration for 2 very special babies. It was good to get to spend some time and get to know some of these families better.
Sunday was kind of a busy day. We went to Worship at 10:00, did Sunday chores and went to a 79th Birthday party for a real good friend. I also found out that I was selected to participate in the 40 Day Fast. Being a new blogger, I am super excited to do this. More on this later..
~CIAO
Charley
