10/3/11

It's pretty sad how many people I know who have jumped into things without a real commitment to what it entails or what will be required by it. I mean, really, how or why would you get into something without a real intent or expectation to do what it takes to make it succeed? Doesn't it then become pointless and meaningless when it ends up nowhere?


When I joined The Uprise, I did it with the intent of doing it all the way, lugging all the needed equipment, finding a way to make sure all sounded great and even put in an emotional and spiritual investment. Something intended to be great, EXPECTED to be amazing requires no LESS than excellence.


Same thing when I joined 173 Productions LLC. I was asked to help out with a thing here or there but when asked to be part, I decided that 173 was going to be the best sounding I'd seen. We've had issues here or there, but at our next concert, There will be AWESOMENESS of sound.


It does happen in some cases though where you can put your all, 100% into something and have it blow up in your face. I know what that's like entirely. When it has happened to me though, its usually because I gave my all but someone else of which 100% was also needed, failed to give it for some reason. Sure it ends up not entirely being your fault, but the emotional toll it takes FROM having given your all and then it all becoming NOTHING really, really leaves a mark. Worse even is when its a relationship, like my last one that was great until it was turned to waste. Nope, still not over it, though I've tried and tried, its just not easy.


We can't control others, but we can control ourselves and what I've learned is that when decided to take part of something, I do it with my all. I know giving my all in something like Worship will never end badly if I give my 100% cause God NEVER fails, but even when its something dependant on other people giving their 100%, even if THEY don't, YOU give your all. If it all turns out to reach the greatness of fulfillment, then awesome, but if it does an Apollo 13 and all you end up being able to do is see what COULD have been, make sure you GIVE that 100% so that when the opportunity of greatness comes near again, there won't be a question as to who WILL be chosen for it. Those who don't give it their all, well, they'll just keep on failing as much as they fail to give their all.


Give your all...

If we ARE, then why don't we...

It may seem like a cryptic title, but believe me, it not as confusing as it may sound. The question is one of questioning the societal conceptualization of what we are; a part of creation.

Being the called preacher that I am, I could expand this into many different aspects of this, but this being my music blog, it seems fitting to address it in a musical/artistic kind of way...

The society we live in is one of depravity and selfishness, but even more so or even tied together with that, feigned individuality, a cloak covering societies true intentions. This society leads the vulnerable to stand out of anonymity by becoming one of the same. The reality is that in this world, true individuality & uniqueness can only be found when a person discovers first from whence they came.

Again, this is a blog focused on music, so where am I going with this? We are a creation of God. More importantly, he created us in his image. If we are a reflection, image, portrayal of who God is, then it is entirely conceivable that we are a creation with the ability to create & even more so when we choose to create for God.

When God created us, he made us the best & gave us the best of all creation for us to take part in. With that said, why would we settle to create things, musically, that are anything less then the best for God? Even worse, why would we act like this society when "creating" for God? This world tells us to "be ourselves by being like everyone else". Why would I act like that, why would WE act like that? We are musicians, worshipers, levites, whatever you wanna call us; the musically inclined worshipers. We aren't just made in God's image, we are the ones who with our talents exalt God as who he is! We are the image, bringing attention, glory and honor to the source of the essence of what we are!

If musicians in the world wanna go ahead & copy from each other and emulate each other for the sake of gathering as many mindless followers as they can, so be it, but I, me, EliW, refuse to bring that secular mentality into worship. Bringing the secular mentality to the Holy place is like trying to form an engagement with a cubic zirconium stone where a diamond should be to show the value of the commitment.

In the many years I've spent in the Christian music scene, I have seen all too many "Christian artists" attempting to emulate the world in order to add WHAT? I'll stop right there... What could emulating and copying the world possibly add to the value of worship to God? NOTHING. All too many times I've seen bits and pieces & at times, songs in their entirety, taken and plagiarized, converted into something "for the kingdom of God". I'm sorry, but that is unacceptable.

God created the heavens & earth. Why would we need to lower ourselves and the value of our worship by copying what Satan does when God has given us the ability, gifts, talents and inspiration to CREATE for God.

If we ARE a creation, then why don't we CREATE for the creator?
Be blessed...