Finding my Wings

Lately I have been having some pretty tough days. I’ve been super stressed and pulled to my limits, but tonight something super duper awesome happened.

At the college I attend, we have a non-denominational mid-week service in the chapel on campus, and it’s a ton of fun. There are a ton of great people, and I love getting to come to service. What’s more is that I get to play drums in the worship service which is literally the coolest thing. I love playing drums so stinking much. Like: music is amazing, drumming is amazing, worship is amazing, so all of it together is like amazing to the third power!

A friend of mine refers to this kind of experience as “letting your wings show”. It’s the point where you are so completely content with life that you are being 100% yourself. It’s the situations in life where you are the most comfortable and letting your true identity show: letting your wings show. Drumming is like that for me; it’s like it’s one of the things that I was created to do.

I’ll be completely honest, I’m not a super talented drummer, but it’s something that I absolutely love! Unless you’ve experienced this kind of feeling of letting your wings show, there’s no way that I can describe how amazing and freeing it is. The best metaphor that I can give is the feeling of flying. Imagine yourself speeding through the night sky with the air rushing past your face and the ground speeding away from you as you twist and turn on a midnight roller coaster ride. That kind of feeling is what I feel when I’m drumming – when I’m worshiping God through my instrument.

You know where else I find this feeling? People. I LOVE PEOPLE! I have such a crazy huge heart for people! So, when after the midweek service I got to hang out with some incredible people and have some crazy relaxed but spontaneous conversation, it was the best thing for my terrible mood. I got to cast my cares on Christ in worship and then experience His creation of relationship through incredible conversation.

Maybe I’m finding out who I am by finding out what it is I do when I’m showing my wings.
Sorry, I’m so spontaneous in this, but I’m actually typing this while hanging with these awesome people. So, I’m gonna take off now! I pray you guys find your wings! It’s the coolest feeling in the world!

Best of luck in the real world and God Bless,
XTopher 🙂