My first thought was finding some affordable drums lessons. Something one on one. Well I found out quick that was not going to happen. I never knew how expensive music lessons can be. So the next best thing was being self taught. So it was youtube and other free websites. I never thought things would go so well as they have been. Another thing that I never anticipated was the fact that I would be playing gospel music. what was on my mind was R&B, some old school rap and funk. Playing gospel music was never on my mind.
So people the moral of this short blog post is you never know what God has planned for you. Your plans mean nothing when God has a plan for you. So I have been running with it and doing what God has planned me to do. There is no way this was not God plans because of the way it actually happen. I have told the story before but you know what, I will make this post a little longer by telling the story again. I went to church one morning, actually to a church I did not plan on going to. I was going to go to my church at the time which was Greater St James in mims Florida and hear Keith Buckner put the word down. We was having car trouble that morning and my wife suggested I go to another church closer to our house that I attended a few times before. So I decided to do so. Well the pastors wife and I got into a short conversation just really trying to become better acquainted by letter her know more about who I am. She just so happen to ask a question out of the blue if I ever played an instrument. So I told her I just started taking drum lessons about a month ago. Funny thing was they were looking for a drummer. So she invited me to start practicing with them to become part of the praise team because they were looking for a back up drummer.
The way it all happen was just amazing and it had to be God taking me in that direction. Well I have not looked back since and have played with three praise teams all within 7 months. Its just been awesome and so much fun.
Once again people the message in this blog post is if you find yourself going in a totally different direction then you planned for your self out of no where. Stop and look up and thank God for using you to do his work in what ever area that might be.
God bless