Well, things are in full force now on the “Vision of you” Tour with Shane & Shane. It always seems to take 2 or 3 nights on a tour to hit a rhythm and feel like things are together. So now after a week and a half of concerts it already feels like a big happy travelling family out on the road. It is a huge honor for us to be touring with Shane & Shane, as we have respected and looked up to them as fellow worship artists with a similar passion to love and serve the church. There’s something so special about teaming with like minded people…and feeling an instant camaraderie. Currently we’re on our way to West Palm Beach but we’re running about 7 hours late. We had not 1, not 2, but 3 blown tires on the trailer this morning and we’ve been scrambling to figure out how to get our gear there. We ended up emptying half the trailer and running on 1 axle instead of 2. So far It looks like it’s gonna work out…
Living out of a suitcase on a tour bus can be fun and exciting for a while, but without discipline and routine, can be pretty tiring and ultimately un-inspiring. We met for an hour or so the other day about structure…Scheduling out our days better, finding time for the important things like time alone, exercise, time to just hang out with each other and not have to always be stressed out working on this or that. Granted, it always (like i said) takes a few days to get into the rhythm of things, but what I’m always struck with is how no matter what season you’re in, or what your life looks like, you can always mis-manage your time. It’s a discipline to set aside time to slow down and enjoy life. I can go weeks at a time without truly slowing down and finding time to slow down my busy mind for a while…Often my times of prayer and devotion during these times are little to none. Satan wants us to be apathetic, in fact I think it’s probably his greatest achievement amongst North American culture. That we’re so busy we don’t have time to think about spiritual things, or eternity. And as Christians we fill our time so much that we forget to pray, or read the word. Anyways, I guess I’ve just been a little more aware lately of the reality of Spiritual warfare going on in the unseen world. The bible reminds us to put on the full armor of God every day, without which we are vulnerable to temptation and apathy. So, all that said, I’m gonna try to be better at finding time during every day to stop and pray, and to slow down and reflect on the important things. - Jon.