Fame.

It's okay to be known and have nice things, just as long as it doesn't own you. However, it's always a good reminder for those of us artists that have surrendered, dedicated our lives to Christ, and given up our will for His will, that we do not chase our dream strictly for fame...to be seen and known by man...chasing the temporary lavish things of this life. In doing so, you will find much disappointment and a roller coaster of emotions because it's only temporary and not fulfilling. It's full of temporary contentment in acceptance, and constant heartache in the rejection process. However, once we surrender our lives to Him, that sweet surrender, it is no longer about us. We have a different mission that causes us to be rooted, grounded, and fulfilled. But it's about something greater than us...partaking in a mission to help build into someone's life though our art and story...giving them hope and encouragement...bringing them life. It's not about the fame and the money, but it's about the passion, the call, and the destiny. There's much humility in understanding that God gave us the gift to share, to be used by Him to restore, encourage, and identify with someone else, as they face the realities of life. Therefore, we must fade to the back, and allow God to be famous. We're simply a vessel that He has chosen to use, and at the end of the day, He get's all the credit. If we're promoted and given a platform in the spotlight, it is by Him. It's because He knows that we are at a place, heart-wise, where we can handle the territory and platform without it "getting to our head" as if we made it on our own. And the lavish lifestyle, the money and such that is definitely okay to have and comes as one of the many benefits with the platform, doesn't own us. We own it. If anything, I wouldn't want to waste my precious years just trying to be made known by crowds of people that are bound to be fickle, as they will be your biggest fan one moment, and then forget you years later. In doing so, your fame is determined and laid in the faulty hands of man. However, I rather just happen to be known because God allowed it, and my validation comes from God who has the final say on my life and holds my true destiny. And if the crowd forgets my name within the next day or two, it doesn't matter because the passion, destiny, and calling will continue on until God has totally used me up and has called me home. I rather be known for Christ's good works and push His legacy. It's not temporary; it's fulfilling; and in Him you are never shaken by the crowd's validation and rejection :)


Ecclesiates 2:1-11. key verse: "Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun." Eccl. 2:11 (KJV)

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