My Thoughts Wesley Crawford

My Music

I have been blessed by God with a desire, not only, to praise and worship Him in music, but to have some musical talent. About six ago, while living in a house owned by High Point Church, The house was right next to the church and I could go in and play the drums, pretty much, whenever I wanted, I had no desire to be a drummer, this was just for fun, After playing around with the drums for a few years and learning a little bit from a friend, I played drums with the praise team on Sunday morning. This was so much fun, you just can't imagine and I loved being up there, helping lead the congregation in worship. That was a few years ago, I no longer go to that church, I've moved out of state.

Guess what, a couple of months ago, a brother blessed me with a guitar and an amp, I've asked God for a guitar for several years. Well, my prayers were answered and I now have a guitar. Thank You Father. As a young teen, my Dad taught me three chords and one song, G, C, D, and "You Are My Sunshine." Since then, I've learned several other chords, but I had no guitar, so I couldn't practice. Well, I now have guitar and I practice regularly. I've learned a few even more chords and I've got a few songs I'm learning to play. To God be the glory.

The other day, I broke a string on my guitar, it was the fourth string. For those who don't know, the first string is the thinnest and the sixth string is the thickest. Now, I have a five string guitar, you know, it just doesn't sound as good, so I'll have to buy another string, so I can start playing again.

Well, I can play the drums pretty well and I'm learning to play the guitar, Next, I want to learn to sing, and this too, I've asked God for and I believe this is a blessing in progress. Since, I've been playing the guitar, I've started singing along and I believe, at least I hope, my voice is starting to sound better. Of course, this could all be in my mind, but my wife has said something similar and that is, no doubt, encouraging. I'm not saying I have a great voice just that it's improving.

Well, I haven't played my guitar as much lately, you know, since I'm missing a string, I'm sure you're not surprised. It's only been a few days since I broke my guitar string, but I sure do miss playing and singing. I especially love it, when my wife sings with me.

Next, I need to learn to read music, so I can write down the little bit that I create.

As I said before, the reason I want to play and sing, is to praise and worship our Father. I want to write love songs to God and to His Son, Yeshua. I want to put to music, my feelings for the Lord. It'll be something that anyone can sing and enjoy, if they will feel the same way about the Lord. I also, have a desire to lead or help lead others in worship. I don't want to be a star, I just want God to use me in a way that will bring so many people joy and excitement and encouragement. Whether or not this ever happens, doesn't really matter, it's just a dream. As long as I can play and sing, regardless what I sound like, I know our Father will enjoy it and that's good enough. He inhabits the praises of His people.

One more thing, a few years ago, me and a couple of my brothers were the opening act in a small praise and worship concert at a church in Macon, Ga. We had a great time, we played three songs and the crowd loved us.

I hope you enjoyed my story. I just wanted to share a little bit about my musical dreams and the blessings I've received.
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Have a great day and God bless.

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