Over the past year i’ve learnt more than ever that God seeks songwriters to simply write as an act of worship to Him. The success that a writer feels is too caught up in the success of each song - and that is a very tough mindset to break.
A volunteer drummer and full time student at our church, Josh, was recently given an old car for FREE!. He was so proud and humbled to receive it - and it was such a joy to have him show it off to me. In his eyes that car is as new as the day it came out of the dealer. He’s so excited that he can now freely get around to whatever locations he chooses. Wherever Josh drives to, soon enough he’s getting excited again to jump back in his vehicle and go somewhere new.
I want to see my songwriting like Josh sees that car. A vehicle to learn how to drive better in, and to take me to locations i’ve never visited before. I don’t want to ever forget that the gift of songwriting was given to me for free - and never the promise that a song, like a location, will be a reason that i’ll never have to get back in the car again and there won’t be more places to visit.
The locations are a joy to arrive at, but as writers, we’re being called to visit, then get back in the car and keep driving somewhere new - to see and say new things about our great God. If we are faithful to simply… write… and hold loosely to whether the songs will work with congregations or not, i truly believe God will still be fully honored.
And in return, we will still find ourselves experiencing a true satisfaction of writing as an offering of worship and less about the longevity or success of a song.
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