Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
I Want to Love
Ok so yea, this is a love song... and heck yes, it's about time! I've got a little trivia for you folks. What was the first poetry ever written about? Think long and hard about this one. "This is now bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh" does that sound familiar? Well, that was the first man to ever walk the face of the earth talking about the woman he was going to marry and be with for the rest of his life. (see Genesis 2) After seeing this and reading it myself, I was convicted to write a love song. yes, that's right, it's a love song from a man to a woman. I hope you all enjoy.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
What do you want to do when you grow up?
This is a question that I still think about. Yea, I know I'm 22 and I should have an idea of what I want to be when I "grow up," but honestly I'm not sure... yet.
The other day I was talking with some other musicians about this and something was said that really amazed me. "When I grow up, I want to be doing everything that I'm doing now, just bigger." Think about it. Are you doing what you want to be doing right now? Even if it is on a smaller level, are you working towards it? I thought long and hard about this. I knew that I wasn't really doing every thing that I could be doing. Honestly, it seemed like I was waiting for my goals to come to me instead of working towards reaching my goals. How often does that work? ...not very. It's like trying to win the lottery instead of working for a paycheck. (thank you for those lyrics Bright Eyes)
So, I guess the question I'm asking myself is, "Who am I right now?" and "Am I doing what I want to be doing for the rest of my life?" Jared Logan (producer and new friend) challenged me with this, "Don't use waiting to find out who your called to be as an excuse to not do what your called to do." paraphrased but you get the idea. It's right to wait on the Lord in certain seasons of life, but it's not right to sit on my calling and never do anything with it cause I'm afraid to fail or because it's an unrealistic dream. I know that the Lord has called me, so now what? I'm not just going to wait around for my chance to come, I'm going to do something. I can guarantee that the next "Lady Gaga" and the next "Brittany Spears," aren't just waiting around for their chance to influence culture. They aren't passive in their approach to advance their ideals. How much more aggressive and passionate should I be about actively serving God with what He has given me? Time is not always going to be on our side, we have to do something, today...now.
That's what has been going through my heart lately. I'm praying that a sense of urgency would arise and that love for God and love for people would begin to abound. May it start with me.
The other day I was talking with some other musicians about this and something was said that really amazed me. "When I grow up, I want to be doing everything that I'm doing now, just bigger." Think about it. Are you doing what you want to be doing right now? Even if it is on a smaller level, are you working towards it? I thought long and hard about this. I knew that I wasn't really doing every thing that I could be doing. Honestly, it seemed like I was waiting for my goals to come to me instead of working towards reaching my goals. How often does that work? ...not very. It's like trying to win the lottery instead of working for a paycheck. (thank you for those lyrics Bright Eyes)
So, I guess the question I'm asking myself is, "Who am I right now?" and "Am I doing what I want to be doing for the rest of my life?" Jared Logan (producer and new friend) challenged me with this, "Don't use waiting to find out who your called to be as an excuse to not do what your called to do." paraphrased but you get the idea. It's right to wait on the Lord in certain seasons of life, but it's not right to sit on my calling and never do anything with it cause I'm afraid to fail or because it's an unrealistic dream. I know that the Lord has called me, so now what? I'm not just going to wait around for my chance to come, I'm going to do something. I can guarantee that the next "Lady Gaga" and the next "Brittany Spears," aren't just waiting around for their chance to influence culture. They aren't passive in their approach to advance their ideals. How much more aggressive and passionate should I be about actively serving God with what He has given me? Time is not always going to be on our side, we have to do something, today...now.
That's what has been going through my heart lately. I'm praying that a sense of urgency would arise and that love for God and love for people would begin to abound. May it start with me.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Hey guys,
So, hopefully this site will be my main way of communicating my thoughts to you over the next season of my life. Life is a journey with many landmarks along the way. I'm planning on using this blog thing to share some of my landmarks with you in hope that it helps, inspires, challenges, and encourages.
So, hopefully this site will be my main way of communicating my thoughts to you over the next season of my life. Life is a journey with many landmarks along the way. I'm planning on using this blog thing to share some of my landmarks with you in hope that it helps, inspires, challenges, and encourages.
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