Realizing Who I Am.. Forgeting Who I Think I Am
What's good fam?
I'm doing well, y'all. Been on the grind here in New York. It's been rough, but I know that everything is necessery for my growth. It's a hustle up here in New York. If you see someone working hard at what you want to do, it is mandatory for you to work harder than them. The ones that hustle win. I do understand that the hustle can cause one to become so busy that he leaves God out of journey. I will tell you the truth, that happened to me. All those times that I hit a bump was probably those times when I relied on myself instead of the Lord. Jesus was like, "Little boy, if you don't quit trying to take charge."
Thanks for you guys' prayers and encouragement, the journey is becoming a little easier. Recently, I've been reading a book called, "Victory Over the Darkness" by Neil T. Anderson. It's been BLOWING MY MIND. I read the book about two years ago, but man, God's been revealing alot to me this time. The book emphasizes the importance of the power of understanding your identity in Christ. It goes through the Bible and reminds us of what God said we are after we accept him. We easily forget who we are. We are in a world that wants to be impressed. We base who we are by what the world says we are. We base who we are on what we feel we are. The book is challenging me each day to remember that I am a son of Christ, I am joint heirs to him, and I am adopted into the family of Christ and the devil can't touch me. Whoo! That's powerful! The challenging part about this is the fact that I have to believe this everyday, even when my feelings says otherwise. Get the book. Half.com has it for $1.92.
Hmm...in other news, Melinda Doolittle has been killing it on American Idol hasn't she? Y'all BETTA BE VOTING! She is representing Belmont University.
I just started writing again. I know it's been along time since "Do You Wanna Go," but I'm getting the inspiration back. I truly, believe that I was the problem. I was getting in the way of writing new songs. I made it up in my head that I couldn't write. I believed the lie that I wasn't good enough. I kept saying that I had writer's block. Writer's block ain't nothing but fear. See that is why it is important to understand who you truly are. So yeah, I'm getting back to it. Please pray that the creative floodgates open. (PRAYER REQUEST TIME) Pray that God would place me around folks who believe in my dream and those who would be willing to help me along my journey into this industry.
Well, I just wanted to keep y'all updated since I haven't talked to y'all in a while. Oooh.. before I forget, check out these artists. I've been listening to their music recently and it's been blowing my mind. Musiq, Eric Roberson, and Amy Winehouse's albums are coming out this month, so you BETTA BUY IT!!! Don't sleep on this music. Thanks to VH1.com you have the privilege to listen to Amy and Musiq's albums before they come out. Just click on the links below. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Amy Winehouse
Musiq Soulchild
Chester Gregory
Steph Jones
Eric Roberson
Afta 1
Peace,
RA
I'm doing well, y'all. Been on the grind here in New York. It's been rough, but I know that everything is necessery for my growth. It's a hustle up here in New York. If you see someone working hard at what you want to do, it is mandatory for you to work harder than them. The ones that hustle win. I do understand that the hustle can cause one to become so busy that he leaves God out of journey. I will tell you the truth, that happened to me. All those times that I hit a bump was probably those times when I relied on myself instead of the Lord. Jesus was like, "Little boy, if you don't quit trying to take charge."
Thanks for you guys' prayers and encouragement, the journey is becoming a little easier. Recently, I've been reading a book called, "Victory Over the Darkness" by Neil T. Anderson. It's been BLOWING MY MIND. I read the book about two years ago, but man, God's been revealing alot to me this time. The book emphasizes the importance of the power of understanding your identity in Christ. It goes through the Bible and reminds us of what God said we are after we accept him. We easily forget who we are. We are in a world that wants to be impressed. We base who we are by what the world says we are. We base who we are on what we feel we are. The book is challenging me each day to remember that I am a son of Christ, I am joint heirs to him, and I am adopted into the family of Christ and the devil can't touch me. Whoo! That's powerful! The challenging part about this is the fact that I have to believe this everyday, even when my feelings says otherwise. Get the book. Half.com has it for $1.92.
Hmm...in other news, Melinda Doolittle has been killing it on American Idol hasn't she? Y'all BETTA BE VOTING! She is representing Belmont University.
I just started writing again. I know it's been along time since "Do You Wanna Go," but I'm getting the inspiration back. I truly, believe that I was the problem. I was getting in the way of writing new songs. I made it up in my head that I couldn't write. I believed the lie that I wasn't good enough. I kept saying that I had writer's block. Writer's block ain't nothing but fear. See that is why it is important to understand who you truly are. So yeah, I'm getting back to it. Please pray that the creative floodgates open. (PRAYER REQUEST TIME) Pray that God would place me around folks who believe in my dream and those who would be willing to help me along my journey into this industry.
Well, I just wanted to keep y'all updated since I haven't talked to y'all in a while. Oooh.. before I forget, check out these artists. I've been listening to their music recently and it's been blowing my mind. Musiq, Eric Roberson, and Amy Winehouse's albums are coming out this month, so you BETTA BUY IT!!! Don't sleep on this music. Thanks to VH1.com you have the privilege to listen to Amy and Musiq's albums before they come out. Just click on the links below. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Amy Winehouse
Musiq Soulchild
Chester Gregory
Steph Jones
Eric Roberson
Afta 1
Peace,
RA
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