There’s
always something special about the “official” national release date of your CD
when it’s all your own music. Especially if you have been through a lot to get
to that point. But today is certainly a bright spot in the midst of my journey
as a music artist and freelance writer.
It’s been interesting to watch things unfold among the various radio stations
that are taking an interest in music from this newest album, Draw Me Into Your Presence, and there
have also been some fun surprises along the way. Perhaps the one that’s the
most fun for me personally has been that several Southern Gospel radio stations
have taken a liking to the song “Hear His Call.” Totally unexpected as far as I
was concerned. With all my “Broadway style” vocal training, never in a million
years did I expect that my music would be played on Southern Gospel stations,
but I have no complaints about that, of course. The modern-day parable set to
music paints a word picture in the minds of listeners that apparently resonates
with them. I see it as another blessing among many that have come my way.
The last several months have been a time of running hard toward the presence of
the Lord and trying to determine where He was leading. I found myself recalling
a concept I read in a Rick Joyner book called Overcoming Evil in the Last Days some years ago. Rick was a flight
instructor before going into the ministry. He always taught his students that
when they were flying in situations with restricted visibility (confusion),
that they needed to trust their instruments and not the way that the plane felt
to them. They needed to hold their position according to what the instruments said. He compared the
instruments to the Bible.
Another way to look at it is that during times of turmoil, we need to trust the
Lord and not lean on our own understanding (or feelings). When we acknowledge
Him, He’ll direct our path. I found that as I continued to do what I was sure the
Lord had been directing me to do before the massive storm hit my life and I also
stayed in line with the Word, that slowly, the storm clouds lost their
seemingly overwhelming power. In some ways, it felt like I was running on yesterday’s
vision. Yet God was and is still moving in amazing ways in my life, giving me
some needed clarity and the boldness to follow through. Sometimes there’s even
some joy as I consider that He still has a future planned for me – it just
looks different than what I had
initially anticipated.
