Hello Everyone,
I came to Kona in obedience to Yahweh. I heard Him call me to something, and not just to anything, but to something specific. I heard Him call me to spend a year working on music. I heard Him call me to spend as much time as I possibly can writing, and producing, and recording, and performing music. Eat, Sleep, Breathe music.
I have had many words spoken over my life by many different people, some who know me, some who have never even met me and yet gave me a prophetic word when they saw me from across the room. Some words about the near future, some about how Yahweh views me, some encouraging, and some about long term goals and aspiration.
Nearly everyone who has given me a prophetic word in my life has mentioned the same thing: Music.
Since I was young I have loved music. I began piano lessons young and was inspired by the symphony. As I have grown and developed, so have my musical tastes expanded. A penchant for indy rock music as well as more intimate folk and Jazz have kept me burning for music for a long time. The intense creativity involved with putting down words and mathematical ideas and then transferring those ideas to a string to cause people to feel was intoxicating. I clung to music because it had the ability to make me feel and think about things in a very real practical way. Very abstract ideas become accessible when arranged with a guitar and violin or piano.
Though my life, Yahweh has always placed me into ideal places for music. Many friends growing up were musicians, and encouraged me to pick up the guitar. As I transitioned from one guitar teacher to the next, they always had the right advice to keep me alive and a guitar glued to my hands. I would sit and shirk homework and responsibilities to create litte riffs and motifs.
Then one guitar teacher began to teach me how to record myself. Very basic lessons with Pro Tools and a mac computer that I earned the money for from one of my first jobs at a coffee shop. It came quickly to me, and I began to record and arrange as much as I could. As I got better by doing live sound for churches, I slowly upgraded equipment. I had my parents full blessing to pursuit music and music production to the fullest extent I wanted to.
My parents were so supportive they helped me to build a recording studio in my house. And through a series of events, not your average home studio. A nearly professional spec'd studio with thick walls, sonic isolation, and sound proofing. Professional quality equipment slowly filled the studio, and within several months, I was hard at work on producing an album for a friend (http://www.willielanders.com/).
Next thing you know, I am doing a DTS with YWAM. I did a performing arts DTS and went to Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, and Israel with a group of singers, dancers and actors as a sound engineer. I gained valuable practical experience and learned a lot about myself. I was able to finally process so many things from my life that were holding me back.
I knew I needed to come back to Kona, Yahweh wasn't done with me yet.
To summarize some of the recurring words spoken over me, I will say that I have had six different people tell me that God is going to start giving me songs. I had a word that I was going to help paint a new picture for people to navigate in the days ahead. Four different people (most of which didn't know me) told me God gave them a picture of me performing in front of thousands of people. I have had words that God was sending the right people for me to work with, people who would be lifelong friends. I have had words about making Prophetic music, music to inspire social change. A word came to me about being a sort of pastoral figure to fellow musicians. A word that I would be a light for people around me, and that people will come to me for guidance because of my strength. I myself normally would have been critical, except that was already evident. Many words have come, and they have been echoing in my mind and spirit as if trapped in a room full of expectation ever since they were spoken.
I came to Kona in obedience, and I came to a biblical core course focused on performing arts. But I have had the feeling like I'm waiting for the other foot to drop. A feeling that increased until a friend asked me to have lunch.
More info tomorrow....
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