Let me be the first to welcome you to the “artist” blog section of SongTouch. I’ll try to use poignant and witty thoughts to make up for what I lack in journalistic prowess.
In another page on this site, I answered some questions about who I am and how the band formed. There is some good info in that section, but I also want to share The Turning’s mission statement with you.
The Turning exists to influence people through our music and our daily lives to love God passionately and others intentionally.
We seek to lead both young people and adults to find freedom by tearing down the walls that imprison our hearts, to be released from the fear of rejection because of our insecurities and to find comfort in allowing others to feel the weight of who God made us to be.
So many people hide their hearts behind a wall to keep them safe from rejection and from being “found out”. Yes, their hearts live more safely than those who expose their heart, but they are lost in the shuffle because they hide what makes them unique and special. They lose the ability to have influence and impact on other people because they are forgotten. It’s amazing to think that we are selfish enough to choose safety over influence.
This is my journey, learning to sacrifice safety in order to have an impact on God’s kingdom. It’s not a puzzle that you put together and then leave on the shelf, it’s a daily struggle that you constantly work through. God has created us in His image, and has made us each unique for a reason. How audacious of us to hide the person that He has created.
Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.
Galatians 5:1 (The Message)
Jacob
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