Media

This is a new section to my newsletter... I've been thinking a lot and question God but its like music, media stuff is built into my DNA.  God wired me that way and I'm still at a lost to how he fully wants me to express and serve him this way but gotta start somewhere right. I'm presently finishing up a cd project for a friend Omar Petillo - AKA Da MessNjah. We've been working on this project for over a year now (all those music people are probably thinking, Wow get everything right and perfect... Well not exactly the case.) Working in the studio has been a "when you get a chance" type of things and so yeah, that's the reason the project took so long. However, Yes the songs are filled with truth, God's truth and I must add this - I can say all those who purchase a copy when its release - Omar's a man that doesn't just sing songs; his life back it up and that's what God's looking for right.

 

Some personal thoughts about the media industry: So I'm not much of a news person but during the legacy conference, I found myself on a news site checking up some various stats and I was really broken in my heart to hear of what's going on with Lindsey Lohan... She's 21, just got of rehab and arrested again for possession of crack. How many artist have you seen this happen to; Britney Spears, NSync, Backstreet Boyz, Witney Houston... You can name them off. That's what the system of the world is doing - grabbing young talented kids, suck them dry and spit them out at a very young age. AND YES THE AGE WHEN THEY ARE BEING SPITTED OUT IS NARROWING DOWN. 

 

I know a lot of young people in Belize has a drawing towards music and getting on a cd, doing a recording etc. I've been approach by many. But I want to say to you guys, how much is your soul worth to you??? Do you really want to go about it the way the world does? Yes its the quicker way but as you can see, you get in quick and you get out quick as well - and normally when you get out, you come out empty handed having lost everything that really mattered in life.

 

I often wonder why I don't have a cd out there; I write songs, produce music and even have access to a recording studio... And without any pride, I know some of the songs I've written would be impacting and are good. But I don't just want to be another artist ( in truth I don't think I even want to be an artist), I really don't want to perform and I surely don't want to loose the most important things in life. Instead,  I want my life to count for God, to be firm peg for Him. So that means slower for me, it means allowing God to deal with the deep issues of my heart... Areas of pride, areas of lust, areas of fears and insecurities, areas of my identity and worth being in Him and not what I do...but I guess the main thing is being confident in God's love towards me.

 

All musician, artist and aspiring artist, here's some food for thought, How are you any different from the world?