Express Yourself

There are MANY things that touch the depths of my spirit! Pure worship of an amazing God, reading a verse of scripture that jumps out at me from the Word, seeing an underdog win, people reaching out to the less fortunate, lost people finding their way, etc! Without a doubt, Jesus is my Lord and Savior and I try to celebrate that in my daily walk. That said, in the past few years, I've found that writing songs has become a therapeutic response to the things that have effected me most throughout my life! I've ALWAYS been moved by music in a special way. I lost my father to suicide when I was 18, buried a girlfriend that same year, seen friends come and go, I've known failure in ministry, as well as victory in ministry along with the typical ups and downs of life! As I write lyrics and compose the music, I've discovered that, by doing so I take ownership of these areas as opposed to them having ownership over me! It has freed me from the persistent tugging on my spirit! I share this, because I've known TOO many people that keep stuff buried within themselves. Sadly, this leads to a numbness that robs them of TRUE existence. Numbness is Satan's cheap substitute for the peace that surpasses understanding God offers! When Satan is victorious in this, he blurs our vision of God's grace and mercy! The more we give into this, the harder it is to embrace God's best hope for our lives! If we're not careful, ANYTHING to do with the LIGHT offends our embrace of darkness! You might not be able to write songs, but the Lord has provided each of us with the ability to express ourselves....DO IT! You HAVE to have TRUE friends that you can confide in...the kind that will KNOW you and STILL love you! You can't do it alone...my songs are the results of many conversations I've had with friends like this! I'm thankful for each and everyone of them....shoot....they EVEN endure my songs!