TILL THE EARTH. wow. I’m struggling for words but here we go...⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ this song is such a snap shot of where our church body is and i am honored to have written this with @swpjustin and @mrampulla.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is one of those songs that just happened. We were seeing God move in this wave of passion, joy and freedom in our church, people dancing and singing and praising unto Jesus. We were watching fun explode through worship and heaviness and depression and death just fall off people. So, this song just sorta spilled out as we reflected on what we were witnessing! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ God is joy. He is Fun. He is freedom. He is revival and He is stirring a fire & passion for His name and for his nature to be known. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This song would not be what it is without @swpjustin @mrampulla @brad_oliver1 @hannahelizabetholiver @jeremyweldon and our producer @johnstrandell - John made our song come to life and made the vision a reality. ⁣And @lindseyplevyak with how she documented our process. God used all us to weave His heart into this song. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ My prayer for this song is that it would release heaviness to anyone who hears it and that the sound of God’s great and deep joy would go out and release freedom in the earth. (link in bio to listen) @southviewworship
At some point today I’ll find the words to post how proud I am to be apart of @southviewworship but until then... go take a listen to our new jam TILL THE EARTH. LINK IN BIO.
Morning views as I work from the kitchen on all the things for this week. ⁣ ⁣ This is a big week for a lot of reasons but one of the most exciting reasons is that @southviewworship is dropping new music this FRIDAY and I literally might explode with joy and excitement when this drops so... check on me saturday. k?
Joy and fun. Two parts of God’s nature that are pillars in the songs we want to create and write. Can’t wait for this joy to burst forth aug 16. @southviewworship // pic: the only @lindseyplevyak
cling to what is good.
Sometimes, we don’t do things based on the fear of who we might become. ⁣ ⁣ Not in a negative way, but in a way that speaks to becoming the best version of our future self.⁣ ⁣ I didn’t realize it until very recently but I discovered a fear of letting myself become who I’m meant to be. It came out in a conversation with a dear friend, the words just kinda spilled out and I felt as though i had just uncovered the hydrogen bomb of my history. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t know when or where that fear developed but i can see it’s destructive trace of self sabotage through my life. Completely subconscious, unbeknownst to me self sabotage. ⁣ ⁣ So yeah guys, sometimes, we don’t do things based on the fear of who we might become. This speaks to a fear of what must be left behind in order to step out into who we are meant to be. ⁣ ⁣ Here it is again, my fav quote of the year:⁣ “Your new life will cost you your old one.” ⁣ ⁣ Whether we unknowingly operate in our fears or not. Identifying them and addressing them is our only ticket to walking into the fullness of who we are not only called to be but, who we are meant to be. ⁣ ⁣ The fears in our lives have no place in our futures, so they can’t come along for the journey. ⁣ Here and now we drop them like the bad habits they are. Upward and onward fam! ⁣
Gosh, It’s crazy what can happen when you invite God into your dreams. ⁣ ⁣ Someday soon, I’m going to share on how all this came to be, but for right now i’m just gonna say that i’m humbled that God would take my little dream and expand it far beyond my belief. ⁣ ⁣ I’m so proud of these people, proud of our songs, proud to be apart of @southviewworship and insanely humbled by the journey God has led us on. Thank you Pastor @mrampulla for championing this and us in every possible way, and for walking this with us. We are so crazy blessed. Thank you @johnstrandell for making our songs so special and for taking them to the next level. ⁣ ⁣ I literally can not wait to share our next single with you all on aug 16! @southviewworship
Overthinking?⁣⁣ I’m so guilty. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 〰️I’m gonna own up to it and just say that I’ve used the words “I’ll think about it” as a mechanism to make my fear look like wisdom. ⁣😬⁣ ⁣⁣ ▫️Fear was something that I learned at an early age would protect me. What I wasn’t aware of, is that it would always restrict me, bind me, lie to me and keep me from freedom. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ▫️No matter how we mask fear to look more palatable, it’s still just fear. Whether we call it overthinking, worry, caution or falsely try to make it look like wisdom, it’s still holding us back, keeping us bound, lying to us, hurting us and boxing us in. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ So, let’s call a spade a spade. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ▫️What fears have we allowed to mascaraed as so many other things than what they actually are?⁣ ⁣⁣ ⚡️Today, everything can change. ⁣⁣ ⁣ 〰️Let’s flip the script on fear and go after what it’s tried to tell us was never possible⁣⁣ probable ⁣⁣ doable⁣⁣ or attainable. ⁣⁣ ⁣ What was once our ceiling is now our floor. ⁣ Jesus paid for it and I believe it. ⁣ FREEDOM is ours.
This past weekend, we took a small team from our church to serve in gallup, new mexico. Honored is an understatement when it comes to how we felt about leading the Navajo people in worship and in sharing the love of Jesus with them. ⁣ ⁣ It’s funny though, we came to serve and bless but I can totally speak for our whole team and say that we all feel extremely blessed from being a part of this weekend. ⁣From the people we met to the stories we heard, we were blessed. ⁣ The real hero’s here though are the amazing people who live here year round. The ones we came to partner with at Lighthouse Church. This is their community, these are their friends, their neighbors, and their families. These are the people they serve day in and day out and who they love so incredibly well. ⁣ We were so amazed by Lighthouse and what God is doing there through these steadfast friends.⁣ ⁣ Grateful doesn’t even describe how I feel about this trip. I’m totally undone by watching Jesus’s love transform, heal, and save so many hearts. God’s love in action is such a powerful thing. ⁣
Do you have travel must haves? ⁣ 〰️Me too. ⁣ ⁣ Here’s just a few of mine: ⁣ ⚡️My heavy hitters!⁣ ⁣ 〰️Dry Shampoo - my must have travel item. Keeps my hair fresh and conditioned between washes. ⁣ ⁣ ▫️Eye Wonder - to keep these lashes growing thick and long. Cause i’m addicted. ⁣ ⁣ 〰️Rejuvabeads - split end mender.⁣ For this trip in the desert i knew it would be dry and hot and my ends would need a little more love and moisture. ⁣ ⁣ ▫️Rejuvanique Oil- my unicorn oil. I use this to smooth my hair, deep condition or to use on my skin. I’m so glad I had it on this trip because i had an inflammation skin breakout from something i ate and used it to soothe that, the next morning it was gone. #magic⁣ ⁣ 〰️Replenish Hair Mask (sample) -⁣ Cause I was in the desert, y’all! ⁣ 〰️Volume Shampoo and Conditioner - (samples) cause i felt like extra volume this trip. 😉⁣ ⁣ What are some of your travel must haves?
I can’t get the phrase “today, everything can change” out of my head. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We literally have the choice every day to make a change. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What a gift.
fire and gold.