This week was the beginning of a new journey...I finally began the process of recording some of my music.
Yipee!!! Hooray!!!
Ok, enough of that hoopla...
I find it to be no coincidence that almost exactly 1 year ago, the Lord gave me this word through Pastor David:
"Look for opportunities to step into the call God has on your life."
It feels so liberating to come to a time in my life where I have a tangible opportunity to "step into" and move forward in a facet of my music ministry. This is such a great reminder that when God speaks, He ultimately has the perfect timing to work it out! Last March when the Lord spoke this word to me, I was pretty down. I never went through any deep post-pardom depression, other than for the first 6 months or so after the girls were born, I seriously mourned the ministry opportunities I once had and that now were over. Leading worship, being the Youth Secretary, being a youth leader. My life was changing! Let's say after hearing the word Jesus gave Pastor David, I shut down, got discouraged and said to myself, "you will never have opportunities like you once had again, your life is basically over..." Now I realize that's dramatic, but that's sorta how my mind works. I'm a bit of a pessimist and sometimes find myself bogged down by things I can't even control. If I would have given up a year ago due to discouragement and being down-hearted, this opportunity to record would have never come along...I would have never let it.
You know what else? No one "found me". I have always fantasized about a producer "finding me" and my music career just happening. I know, so far-fetched, but hey...a girl can dream! But here I am, having to take these steps on my own. Putting myself out there...initiating this process. Sooooo scary, but this is the way the Lord wants it to be. He very specifically told ME to step out [in faith] and look for opportunities. So...here I go! I'm glad to have you along for the ride. The ride very well could be the Dumbo ride...or...it could be Splash Mountain : )...we'll just have to wait and see!
To end...don't give up on the dreams, visions, loves that the Lord has placed in your heart when you don't see them come to fruition right away. Paul so eloquently writes in Phillipians 1:5,
"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will PERFECT it until the day of Chris Jesus."
Blessings to you as you walk forward and look for opportunities to step into the call God has on your life!
~Emily
