I'm going to let you into my world a little bit. I play keyboards, piano and organs. Anything with keys on it I can play or learn. But in my life I experienced a lot of hardships. Growing up I was bullied and messed with by bigger kids. It made me a bit of an introvert. When others would go out to play I would stay in and play the keyboards(to avoid the other kids). Fear is a terrible thing, but as God would have it, he used that to put me where I am today. The gift I developed running from people was the very gift that God used to put me in front of them. Sometimes God will use those type of things to bless you.
Does anyone one of you have a testimony connected to your gift? Those could be the very things that could encourage someone.
Now I have an album coming out in a month or so. But I had to overcome fear to get to that place.
I'd like to hear a testimony about some of your experiences.
Yeah... I'd like to share my testimony!
ReplyDeleteI started off playing the drums. I loved drums so much, I use to collect drum magazines, cut out the pictures, and paste them on my wall because I loved them so much. My father would let me practice all the time until we moved into a newer neighborhood. They had strict "COMMUNITY" codes that residents had to follow such as: maintaining your yard/property, no parking along the street, and loud NOISE levels were not tolerated. So when we moved I really couldn't practice like I wanted to.
I remember, I got home early one day and decided to practice before my parents got home... BIG MISTAKE! People in the neighborhood called my parents complaining and telling them they would call the police and stuff. Long story short, my parents came home and upset. They told me to pack up my drum set for now, until they could afford a studio for me to practice in. At first it was okay but when 2 months passed, I started to get a impatient. Two months turned into six, and I began to get depressed because all I wanted to do was play and be the best (only way to achieve perfection is through practice). But I began bothering my parents about setting up the drum set to practice but their answer was always, "No." I started to get angry. That anger soon turned into hate towards my parents.
My younger brother started off playing piano/keyboard but lost the love for it so we always had a keyboard at the house. One day I was listening to the radio and heard a song and decided to try to figure it out. In seconds, I was playing the song like I wrote it.
My entire family plays is musical. I decided to show my older cousins that I can play keyboard too. They began to show me some chords and tricks, and I've been playing since.
If my parents never would've taken the drums away from me, I would've never truly stepped into my FULL potential as a MUSICIAN! NOW, piano/keyboard/organ is my main thing... God turned my anger into something positive. The unleashing of all my frustrations out on the piano/keyboard, turned into a developing a new gift.
I don't have drum chops anymore, but I can hold a PHAT pocket. I pray someone is blessed by this!
I have been an artist since I could remember..When I could hold a pencil is when the journey began. While other little kids were playing outside, all I wanted was a notepad and a pencil..
ReplyDeleteThough the Lord has blessed me to be able to display my gift in many different ways and places, I used to be shy when drawing certain things.I would only draw what I felt people would approve of, things that really didn't touch me..
One day, after I had just gotten out of a serious relationship (it completely broke my heart) I was at home, alone and I was crying out to God. I mean like crying, snottin and everything.. and the Lord told me to pick up a pencil and draw what I felt.. The picture that became of this was a collage of things that represented every man that has ever hurt me in my life.EVERYONE of them..and bursting through the middle is a cross, illuminated, ripping the picture (I dont know how I drew that!).I called it "my Breakthrough" and explained it as the moment when I realized Christ will love me more than any man EVER could...
I decided to conquer my fear of sharing things like this and I displayed my picture at a womens conference...soooo many women told me that this picture was so moving and encouraging that it brought me to tears...they were encouraged through my pain!! what a blessing.