The Gospel Behind Scheduling

I've been deeply convicted in this area in my own life, and, as I seek to live and operate in light of this conviction, I feel it would be wise to pass this along. By "scheduling" I am referring to my scheduling of musicians and bands via http://www.planningcenteronline.com .  I have come to notice two things about my culture (and generation) in Virginia Beach: we tend to be both transient and non-committal. Interpretation--I highly value my independence. Thus, when an evite or something of that nature comes my way, I tend to approach it as something I will plan around the rest of my life, which is really only a nice way of saying that I will wait to see if anything else comes up, then "commit" if nothing does. Scripture teaches that God is Lord of all nations, all kingdoms, and all aspects of our lives. He is our Creator and our Savior. He has borne the wrath of God for our sins and set us free from the law of sin and death! The entirety of my life and being belong to Jesus. My job, my wife, my weekends--they are all His. Because of this great truth we can see that not only do all aspects of our lives belong to Jesus, but that He is worthy of all of these.
In our context of music and art at Crosscurrent Church, we cannot pursue creativity, excellence, and mission for the glory of Jesus unless we first grow in our understanding of the gospel. As we do, we realize that we cannot “offer” our gifts at our convenience. The knowledge of the great work of Jesus on the cross and of His continued grace and mercy in our lives produces a subtle yet profound paradigm shift in which we prioritize our service to King Jesus and plan our lives around Him and His church. We plan our evenings and weekends around when we can serve His church, rather than planning His service around our lives. This is truly an act of worship to Jesus, of our expressing His worth.