Summary:
In this impactful episode of the Worship Union Podcast, Suzy Yaraei and Molly Williams dive into Molly's personal journey with worship and her unique connection with God. Molly shares about her upbringing in a Christian home and the influence her father had on her love for worship, her early experiences playing on the worship team at her church, her college years, and her decision to pursue a music major, ultimately leading her to the worship community at Morning Star.
The conversation turns to the importance of staying connected with God and nurturing a personal walk with Him. Molly encourages listeners to find their own means of connecting with God, understanding that it may change with different seasons of life. She highlights the joy of cultivating a friendship with God and the freedom from expectations and pressures of success in ministry.
SHOW NOTES!
“I started playing on the worship team at my little church in GA when I was 14…”
“In college, I saw some videos from MorningStar. College had become more like work and job-like. I saw the MorningStar videos and I was like, this I why I do this! This is why I wanna worship. To be free and encounter the Lord like this. It changed my life and I moved to Charlotte and joined the school of ministry. I was 23.”
when you are overlooked-
“I auditioned at MS and ya’ll encouraged me and told me I was a great harmony singer so I assumed I would be a part of the student worship. But no one called me. I was super bummed and sad, crushed and confused. I could have gone to you and said something. but deep down I really wanted the Lord to make the way for me. I had this thought, if you try to make a way for yourself you will always have to do that instead of God opening doors for you. I had to die to the expectation that I thought I was there to share my gift and be in the worship community. A key in life- die to expectation. It’s hard to wait and let Him do it. I had to let it go. I’m still learning this. I want to be able to have joy in letting go. I want to get to that place.”
most holy moment-
“I was in a meeting one night at the school of ministry. I was not on stage obviously, and I got down on my face and balled my eyes out for 30 min. It was like a physical moment-
I said to myself, I am getting up from here and I am letting go of all my expectations to be on stage and be a part of the worship community - I had to let it go. And when I got up I felt a 100 lb weight of disappointment was off my back. I week later you heard me sing at a baby shower. And then you called and asked me to sing at a conference with 3000 people. We’ve been singing together ever since.”
on humility-
“Absorb and listen (to the seasoned leaders and musicians around you). You don’t know what you don’t know.”
on leading a team-
“Loving people and getting to know them on and off stage is crucial. How can you lead people you don’t love?”
a thought to end with-
“We can be listening to what the Holy Spirit wants to do fresh and in the moment all the time.”
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN!
DON'T MISS PART 2 OF MOLLY WILIAMS
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